“I think religious minorities in this country, no matter who they are, are feeling under threat,” said Trina Trotter Nussbaum, interim director for Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement. ... read more about Center for Interfaith Engagement joins Anabaptist agencies in best practices discussion
Jean Claude Nkundwa, a 2014 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), has been selected for the center’s Peacebuilder of the Year Award. Nkundwa has devoted ... read more about Burundi peace activist Jean Claude Nkundwa to receive the CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award
Patrick Campbell ’12, MA ’14 (conflict transformation) was honored with the Governor’s Fire Services Award for Civilian Excellence in Virginia Fire Service Support. He accepted the award Saturday, Feb. 25, ... read more about Red Cross disaster program manager earns excellence award for promoting fire safety in at-risk communities
In preparation for his 40-day fast, which begins today, Ash Wednesday, Daryl Byler has made a few changes to his recreational reading. This lawyer, ordained minister and executive director of ... read more about CJP executive director begins forty-day ‘Fast for Healing Justice’
Professor Timothy Seidel wins the Edward Said Award from Third World Quarterly for his paper, ''Occupied territory is occupied territory': James Baldwin, Palestine and the possibilities of transnational solidarity." ... read more about Dr. Timothy Seidel wins Edward Said Award for new research in international studies from Third World Quarterly
The skills taught for 22 years at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute have always been relevant to people in the United States, but now they have a renewed significance. ... read more about Prepare for civic engagement and tough conversations in polarized times at 2017 Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Najeeha Khan came to Friday’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute Community Day at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to gain organizing skills and learn about facilitating dialogue. The senior international affairs and religion ... read more about Got conflict? Growing SPI Community Day reflects citizens’ need for peacebuilding skills
Civil rights activist Bob Zellner is at it again—working for justice and equality. Zellner, 77, was the first white southerner on staff of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)—the influential ... read more about Legendary civil rights activist and Republican mayor team up for health reform, kick off speaking tour at EMU
“You are welcome here” is the emphatic message offered by Eastern Mennonite University students, faculty and staff in a new “blockbuster” video released just after President Donald Trump’s travel ban. ... read more about EMU joins #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign with record-setting video
Charles Kwuelum MA '14, legislative associate for international affairs at Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office, writes about Boko Haram: "An enemy is one whose story we have not heard." ... read more about My Neighbor, Boko Haram from Sojourners magazine