For many peacebuilders attending Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, scholarships provide the necessary funds to travel and take courses. Since 2006, the Valley Friends meeting, a group of
... read more about Valley Friends and other organizations support Summer Peacebuilding Institute scholarships
Once each session, the Summer Peacebuilding Institute community at Eastern Mennonite University gathers together for lunch and to hear from a guest speaker. Lunches are open to the community for a
... read more about SPI Horizons luncheon speakers offer perspectives on peacebuilding, from Hollywood to the KKK
Most participants in Timothy Seidel’s workshop were captivated by the humorous image. In one drawing, a huge fish chased a school of smaller fish. In the second, tables had turned:
... read more about Drummers help SPI Community Day participants feel the beating heart of peace
Participation in marches and protests alone does not adequately address the complexities and shifting natures of national and societal challenges. It is a good first step to become interested in
... read more about Meeting new demands, SPI adds seven new courses and several 3-day trainings
Last year in South Korea, middle school teachers Yongseung Roh and Kyungyun Hwang read Howard Zehr’s seminal text Changing Lenses with a study group. This year, they were part of
... read more about Exploring a paradigm: South Koreans visit EMU to learn about the roots of restorative justice
Michael Bischoff, a 2002 graduate of CJP who is battling cancer, has been watched and coached by researchers who are studying an unusual medical question — namely, can the act of storytelling improve a person’s health? ... read more about ‘It’s about love’: Battling a brain tumor, a man finds resilience through storytelling from Stat
Before her recent Eastern Mennonite University Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine, Betty Holsinger Shenk ’75 “knew it would be great.” It turned out, though, to be more
... read more about EMU Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine will have ‘lifelong impact’
A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded to Eastern Mennonite University’s MA in Counseling program to provide increased behavioral health treatment
... read more about EMU receives $1.2 million grant to increase behavioral health treatment in region
Spiritual director Chris Hoover Seidel, on staff at the Center for Justice and Pecebuilding, writes about healing journeys within the body. ... read more about For the body tells me so: Chris Hoover Seidel on healing journeys from Menno Snapshots
At Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, learning to understand the difference between chronic and traumatic stress is the first step in a training program called Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), said director Katie Mansfield. ... read more about ‘What is moral injury?’ Big Questions Online essay includes STAR training, interview with Director Katie Mansfield from Big Questions Online