This year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mark life and professional transitions, celebrate impactful work, and connect us to the challenging issues of the day. ... read more about Top CJP News of 2021
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PXD Blog: ‘From Herm to Ranger Rick’ with Nicole Litwiller ’19, MA ’20
Nicole Litwiller graduated from Eastern Mennonite University with a degree in global development in 2019 and a master’s degree in conflict transformation in 2020. She has worked as a Equity ... read more about PXD Blog: ‘From Herm to Ranger Rick’ with Nicole Litwiller ’19, MA ’20
Fabrice Guerrier MA ‘15 named to The Root’s 100 List
Fabrice Guerrier MA ‘15 was named this month to The Root’s 100 List. He is included among 100 of the most influential African American innovators, public figures, community leaders, change ... read more about Fabrice Guerrier MA ‘15 named to The Root’s 100 List
Professors and alumni contribute to Mennomedia’s “What Now?” resources for pastors and congregations
Several EMU faculty and alumni have contributed to a new resource published by MennoMedia. Covering subjects from faith formation to sustaining leaders, “What Now? Leading Churches through COVID” resources have ... read more about Professors and alumni contribute to Mennomedia’s “What Now?” resources for pastors and congregations
CJP IMPACT REPORT 2020-21 profiles year of change, innovation
How has CJP changed in the year 2020-21? How do we do justice and peacebuilding education in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, sustained racism and oppression, poverty and inequality, ... read more about CJP IMPACT REPORT 2020-21 profiles year of change, innovation
NPR covers climate singers
A "climate emergency choir," including several EMU students, performed in Richmond on Monday to ask Governor Northam to put an end to the Mountain Valley Pipeline and demand solutions to climate change. ... read more about NPR covers climate singers from NPR-WMRA
EMU announces new partnership with Peace Corps
Eastern Mennonite University announces a new partnership with the Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program. The program offers financial assistance and internships to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who ... read more about EMU announces new partnership with Peace Corps
‘LEAD Pods’ Podcast features CJP student, MCC peace education coordinator
Jes Stoltzfus Buller, a graduate student in the MA in Transformational Leadership program, talks about her work with churches. She is the peace education coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee. ... read more about ‘LEAD Pods’ Podcast features CJP student, MCC peace education coordinator from LEAD
CJP alum co-authors ‘Cousins: Connected Through Slavery, a Black Woman and a White Woman Discover Their Past — and Each Other’
Cousins: Connected Through Slavery, a Black Woman and a White Woman Discover Their Past — and Each Other is co-authored by Betty Kilby Baldwin and Phoebe Kilby GC '04. Revealing their families’ connections through slavery, their stories intertwine historical trauma and current race relations with courageous acts of grace. ... read more about CJP alum co-authors ‘Cousins: Connected Through Slavery, a Black Woman and a White Woman Discover Their Past — and Each Other’ from Anabaptist World
Anabaptist World: ‘Drawing on Jesuit and Anabaptist values, EMU’s first DEI director seeks to break down barriers’
Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán, executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion, offers a first-person perspective of why she was drawn to Eastern Mennonite University in the September 2021 education-themed issue of ... read more about Anabaptist World: ‘Drawing on Jesuit and Anabaptist values, EMU’s first DEI director seeks to break down barriers’