By Sheldon C. Good, Mennonite Weekly Review Jon Stewart interviewed Leymah Gbowee of Liberia on The Daily Show on Nov. 14. The two-part video is available below. Gbowee is one of ... read more about Video: EMU Alum Leymah Gbowee on The Daily Show
Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience
Can Restorative Justice Improve Prison Statistics for African Americans?
Article by Rebecca M. Stone – Women News Network – WNN Opinion CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Darryl is a 12-year-old African American boy whose mother, Ariel, is a single parent. Ariel ... read more about Can Restorative Justice Improve Prison Statistics for African Americans?
Humility Links Nobel Winner and Alum Who Was Killed
Being humble in the face of adversity and joy intertwined two alumni honored for their devotion to peace and relief of suffering on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Humility Links Nobel Winner and Alum Who Was Killed
Nobel Prize Winner Connected to Peace-Church Tradition
One of the three women receiving the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Gbowee, is closely connected with the “peace-church tradition” of the Mennonites. Gbowee, who shares the prize with Liberian ... read more about Nobel Prize Winner Connected to Peace-Church Tradition
EMU Alum Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alumna Leymah Gbowee is one of three women jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Oct. 7. She shares the prize ... read more about EMU Alum Wins Nobel Peace Prize
STAR e-Book Chronicles Trauma Healing Program
The tragedies of 9/11 sparked the development of a unique approach to trauma-healing at Eastern Mennonite University—an acclaimed series of trainings called Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), refined ... read more about STAR e-Book Chronicles Trauma Healing Program
EMU Plans 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) community will pause and reflect this week, along with the rest of the world, on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. Sept. 11 ... read more about EMU Plans 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration
Colorado man chooses forgiveness
EMU Seminar Helped Works Rebuild Life By Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record David Works speaks in university chapel Friday, Sept. 18, on his decision not to pursue revenge for his daughters’ ... read more about Colorado man chooses forgiveness
David Works shares story of restoration after daughters’ murders
Author David Works will tell the story of his daughters’ murders and his decision to choose a restorative response to that tragedy. Works is a guest of EMU and will ... read more about David Works shares story of restoration after daughters’ murders
Drawing Trees: reflections on STAR 2009
This week I participated in STAR, or Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience, a workshop offered by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). I was ... read more about Drawing Trees: reflections on STAR 2009