Eastern Mennonite University has named long-time campus leaders to three new academic dean positions, effective July 1. David Brubaker, Sue Cockley and Tara Kishbaugh now each lead one of three ... read more about EMU names new academic deans
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Former CJP visiting scholar named director of peace studies at Nazareth Evangelical College
Rula Mansour, a visiting scholar at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) from 2015-17, has been named the director of peace studies and lecturer on the theology ... read more about Former CJP visiting scholar named director of peace studies at Nazareth Evangelical College
Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 honored as national orator for Liberia’s 172nd Independence Day celebration
Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 delivered the prestigious national oration at Liberia’s 172nd independence Day celebration on Friday, July 26. The invitation to speak was made by President ... read more about Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 honored as national orator for Liberia’s 172nd Independence Day celebration
EMU @ #MennoCon19
Eastern Mennonite University was well-represented at the July 2-6 Mennonite Church USA convention, aka MennoCon19. President Susan Schultz Huxman was among several administrators, faculty and staff to travel to Kansas ... read more about EMU @ #MennoCon19
Practitioners from five states and 11 Virginia school districts attend EMU’s fourth annual Restorative Justice in Education Conference
The American public school system has many structural issues, from an emphasis on standardized assessments to inequitable disciplinary procedures and overcrowding, but Kathy Evans, an education professor at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Practitioners from five states and 11 Virginia school districts attend EMU’s fourth annual Restorative Justice in Education Conference
EMU honored with CASE award for excellence in fundraising
For the third time in recent years, Eastern Mennonite University has earned accolades for its exceptional fundraising program from The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Only 90 ... read more about EMU honored with CASE award for excellence in fundraising
Geddes, DeWolf offer skills, strategies and an invitation into deep conversation with ‘Little Book of Racial Healing’
Co-authors Jodie Geddes MA ‘16 and Tom DeWolf launched The Little Book of Racial Healing (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018) during a webinar hosted by the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice in ... read more about Geddes, DeWolf offer skills, strategies and an invitation into deep conversation with ‘Little Book of Racial Healing’
Exiled ‘Good Morning Syria’ radio host Honey Al Sayed speaks on the arts and media in conflict
“When art moves and media amplifies, it brings the heart and the mind together,” former “Good Morning Syria” radio host and Syrian expat Honey Al Sayed said during a visit ... read more about Exiled ‘Good Morning Syria’ radio host Honey Al Sayed speaks on the arts and media in conflict
Fifty-four Brazilian restorative justice advocates attend Summer Peacebuilding Institute
For human rights and constitutional law attorney Diego Dall ’Agnol Maia, attending Eastern Mennonite University’s 2019 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) alongside more than 50 of his fellow Brazilian restorative justice ... read more about Fifty-four Brazilian restorative justice advocates attend Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Honor dignity, change the world: conflict resolution specialist and author Donna Hicks visits SPI
Donna Hicks, conflict resolution specialist and author of two books on dignity, returned to Eastern Mennonite University in April to speak at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute. A veteran negotiator who ... read more about Honor dignity, change the world: conflict resolution specialist and author Donna Hicks visits SPI