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EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees member

January 2, 2023Last updated January 18, 2023 by EMU Communications

The Rev. Gordon Meriwether MA ‘14 (conflict transformation), MDiv ‘15, has joined the Eastern Mennonite University Board of Trustees. His term began in October 2022. Meriwether serves as director of

Former CJP visiting professor is founder and director of Nazareth Center for Peace Studies

December 27, 2022Last updated January 2, 2023 by EMU Communications

Rula Mansour, a visiting scholar at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding from 2015-17, has announced the founding the Nazareth Center for Peace Studies. Mansour will also direct the new

Seminary’s School for Leadership Training to explore disability-oriented inclusion and connection in church communities

November 26, 2022Last updated November 28, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 2023 School for Leadership Training is themed “Creating Communities of Belonging: Appreciating EveryBODY.” The emphasis on the word body is deliberate, says Veva Mumaw, SLT director. “1

‘Thinking Pacificism’ blog: Why did Christianity move so far away from the message of Jesus?

Thinking Pacificism

Professor Emeritus Ted Grimsrud discusses the Bible's message of peace. ... read more about ‘Thinking Pacificism’ blog: Why did Christianity move so far away from the message of Jesus? from Thinking Pacificism

Maryknoll Lay Missioners honors couple with Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award

November 8, 2022Last updated November 15, 2022 by EMU Communications

Kirstin Rothrock De Mello and Merwyn De Mello, both 2005 graduates of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, are the recipients of the 2022 Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of

Professor publishes psychosocial support manual

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Barry Hart, professor emeritus at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, completed a one-year project with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in South Sudan. He and colleague Bena Mark, lecturer of psychology at Juba University, trained 45 psychosocial support facilitators in trauma awareness, resilience, psychosocial support, psychological first-aid, peacebuilding, restorative justice and trustbuilding, as well as a range of related subjects that are context-specific to South Sudan, but can be applied to other settings. They also produced a training manual on these subjects. ... read more about Professor publishes psychosocial support manual from UNDP

Professor Kathy Evans on trauma in education environments: ‘How Indian boarding schools left emotional scars that remain’

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Professor Kathy Evans contributes on the effects of trauma in educational environments in this coverage of the US government's boarding schools for Native Americans. ... read more about Professor Kathy Evans on trauma in education environments: ‘How Indian boarding schools left emotional scars that remain’ from Redding Record Searchlight

Experienced peacebuilding professors join Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

September 22, 2022Last updated September 22, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding begins the 2022-23 academic year with historically high enrollment levels across a range of degree and graduate certification programs. And just in

Winston Fellowships support six global peacebuilders

September 20, 2022Last updated September 26, 2022 by EMU Communications

While the COVID pandemic caused many challenges for EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute, one benefit from going to virtual programming in 2020 and 2021 was a surplus in scholarship funds. With

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