Republished from 2015. Looking back 25+ years to when he was writing his seminal work, Changing Lenses, Dr. Howard Zehr was not attempting to change the dominant paradigm of the criminal ... read more about Howard Zehr reflects on the writing of ‘Changing Lenses’ and the future of restorative justice
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Gwen Myers GC ’14 elected to Global Shapers Advisory Council at World Economic Forum
Gwendolyn Myers GC '14, executive director of Messengers of Peace-Liberia (MOP) Inc, has been elected to the Global Shapers Community Advisory Council on Governance and Accountability at the World Economic Forum. She represents Liberia and more than 5,000 Shapers around the world. ... read more about Gwen Myers GC ’14 elected to Global Shapers Advisory Council at World Economic Forum from Liberian Observer
Water issues in Kenya on tap for first Suter Science Seminar with Professor Doug Graber Neufeld
In the first of six Suter Science Seminars this fall at Eastern Mennonite University, Eastern Mennonite University biology professor Doug Graber Neufeld will discuss sustainable solutions to water-related challenges in ... read more about Water issues in Kenya on tap for first Suter Science Seminar with Professor Doug Graber Neufeld
Saudi graduate student asks non-Muslim women – and portrait viewers – to move past the veil
Editor’s note: Nourah Alhasawi’s exhibit titled “The Oppression of (Not) Being Seen” can be viewed Jan. 19-Feb. 28, 2018, in the Prism Gallery, bottom floor of Festival Hall, at James ... read more about Saudi graduate student asks non-Muslim women – and portrait viewers – to move past the veil
Student-scientists investigate Bergton watershed’s canopy cover and water quality
Building on water quality research of three Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) professors, recent graduate Hannah Daley and senior Amanda Williams concluded a summer of data collection in the Bergton area ... read more about Student-scientists investigate Bergton watershed’s canopy cover and water quality
Webinar series focuses on transforming historical harms of slavery and racial injustice
The Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice offers “Transforming Historical Harms,” a four-part webinar series in the fall of 2017. Using case histories from Virginia, the series will highlight narratives that ... read more about Webinar series focuses on transforming historical harms of slavery and racial injustice
Twenty years later, photographer and author Howard Zehr revisits people serving life sentences
Twenty years ago, Howard Zehr published "Doing Life," a book of photos and interviews of nearly 60 lifers in Pennsylvania prisons. He’s been revisiting about two dozen of those men and women in preparation for a follow-up, which he’s calling “Coping with Life.” ... read more about Twenty years later, photographer and author Howard Zehr revisits people serving life sentences from WMRA/NPR
Common Read selection ‘Between the World and Me’ a challenging invitation
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Random House, 2015) is the 2017-18 Common Read selection for Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Each year since 2013, faculty, staff, and students ... read more about Common Read selection ‘Between the World and Me’ a challenging invitation
Convocation and Centennial year kick-off celebration draws a crowd
Eastern Mennonite University’s roots trace back to 1917, when Eastern Mennonite School opened in Harrisonburg in a former resort hotel known as The White House. Through the last 100 years, ... read more about Convocation and Centennial year kick-off celebration draws a crowd
EMS alumna leads clergy protest in Charlottesville; EMU community members join activism
As news of the Aug. 12 Unite the Right rally reverberated out of Charlottesville, Eastern Mennonite University — located 60 miles over Afton Mountain in the Shenandoah Valley — and ... read more about EMS alumna leads clergy protest in Charlottesville; EMU community members join activism