During her sabbatical, Eastern Mennonite University English professor Marti Eads is studying how, in one author’s fiction, “the Civil War conflict reverberates in one Appalachian community even after most people ... read more about Summer seminar on slave narratives at Yale helps English professor on sabbatical delve into historic harms and trauma
Mark Earley, former state senator and attorney general of Virginia, has changed his mind about incarceration and the ultimate punishment within the United States’ current criminal justice system. While he ... read more about Former Virginia attorney general, now against the death penalty, to speak on the issue of mass incarceration
As peace and justice studies educators from around the country converge on James Madison University for the Oct. 15-17 Peace and Justice Studies Conference, a large contingent of faculty and ... read more about Contingent of EMU educators to present at annual Peace and Justice Studies Conference in Harrisonburg
A Mennonite congregation is going through a restructuring process. Its members sense that the 20- and 30-somethings in its community desire a different model for congregational life, but they don’t ... read more about Cooperative by Design peacebuilders committed to helping congregations of all denominations through positive change
Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend “Celebrating People, Places, and Programs” on Oct. 9-11 has something for every Royal, future Royal or Royals fan. Highlights include musical performances, sporting ... read more about Concerts, sports, arts and reunions on tap for 2015 Homecoming and Family Weekend
The Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, which has emerged since 1994 as a global leader in the training of peacebuilders and social justice advocates, returns next summer for ... read more about Summer Peacebuilding Institute announces new offerings and structure for 2016 summer sessions
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) may soon be hosting a cohort of teachers from Kosovo in the master’s of education program. The university is now engaged in a 10-year agreement with ... read more about EMU signs memorandum with Kosovo to aid in graduate teacher training and promote cross-cultural exchanges
Boris Ozuna, the new director of Harrisonburg’s International Festival, got his first taste of community organizing as a child in Sincelejo, Colombia. His mother was involved in justice work with ... read more about New director, a Colombian native and EMU alumnus, now at the helm of popular Harrisonburg International Festival
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) welcomes 12 new faculty to the ranks for the 2015-16 academic year. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost; Michael King, vice president and seminary ... read more about Eastern Mennonite University welcomes twelve new faculty members for 2015-2016 academic year
New faculty members Johonna Turner and Tim Seidel bring strong ties to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), and to Mennonite peacebuilding organizations, as well ... read more about Restorative justice, peacebuilding and development programs gain new faculty