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New STAR director brings vast experience with trauma, from 9/11 in Manhattan, through Kenya, to Swiss grad studies

February 26, 2015Last updated March 16, 2015 by Steve Shenk and Bonnie Lofton

The first leg of her journey toward directing Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) began in 2001 when Katie Mansfield, then a divisional vice president of Goldman Sachs, lived

CJP student Fabrice Guerrier is one of 24 selected for prestigious fellowship, studying in D.C., Berlin and Paris

February 20, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Bonnie Price Lofton

As he nears completion of his graduate degree in conflict transformation at Eastern Mennonite University, 23-year-old Fabrice J. Guerrier just marked another accomplishment of many since his formative years in

Psychiatrist connects deep, meaningful connections with God, each other, to healthier minds, healthier communities

February 19, 2015Last updated February 24, 2015 by Robert Propst

As knowledge in the field of neurobiology advances, the human mind can be increasingly described by science and decreasingly explained by faith. Psychiatrist Curt Thompson shattered this notion during a

Nobel winner headlines EMU international student fundraiser for Ebola orphans

February 10, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, loves small local initiatives that fight the problems of the world. So when she heard that a group of international students

Veteran peacebuilder discusses global climate change as a destabilizing social and political threat

February 9, 2015Last updated April 18, 2017 by Robert Propst

Global climate change and human conflict are two different problems, dealt with by different groups, right? Wrong. In fact, the United States military combats terrorism and climate change. Both are

Local colleges partner to teach nonviolence at Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County

February 6, 2015Last updated November 10, 2016 by Amelia Brust

Some children can struggle to channel their frustrations effectively, but a local program is trying to change that. The agape-satyagraha internship, a partnership between the Boys & Girls Clubs of

Research on domestic abuse among Latina, homeless and conservative Mennonite women earns JustPax grant

February 2, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Carolyn Stauffer has spent much of her life and career listening to women on three continents tell of violence in their lives. In a current project that highlights peacebuilding in

Restorative justice alum Joseph Luciani garners national attention by dramatically reducing suspensions in LA schools

January 26, 2015Last updated February 10, 2015 by EMU Communications Staff

One Los Angeles school has experienced a “tectonic” decrease in suspensions, with more L.A. schools preparing to follow suit, as a result of the restorative disciplinary efforts of Joseph Luciani,

Arizona Samaritans help life-threatened migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border

January 22, 2015Last updated February 3, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

Since 2003, over 2,000 desperate people have died trying to cross the harsh Sonoran Desert between Mexico and the southwest United States. This continuous death toll prompted the foundation of

Peace-trained alumni in Liberia and Sierra Leone tap local resilience and resourcefulness in curbing Ebola

January 21, 2015Last updated February 3, 2015 by Kara Lofton

Ebola is frightening – terrifying even – but bowing to the fear that Ebola can produce invites additional unrest and cultural destruction in societies already reeling from recent civil wars.

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