“Our country was birthed in a polarized cradle,” David Brubaker writes in the introduction to When the Center Does Not Hold (Fortress Press, 2019). First, patriots and loyalists faced off
... read more about A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times
Eastern Mennonite University offers several academic and professional programs related to trauma and resilience and restorative justice, and integrates this expertise into general coursework for programs not specifically focused on
... read more about EMU offers free webinars for ministry, parents, educators, healthcare professionals, racial and social justice advocates
As I walk through my own new “normal” during this time of pandemic and talk with ministry leaders and restorative justice practitioners throughout the country, there are particular components of circle process and other restorative practices that I have found hold renewed meaning in this time.
... read more about Caitlin Morneau MA ’19 on lifting up restorative practices in a pandemic from Ignatian Solidarity Network
President Susan Schultz Huxman congratulates graduates celebrating around the country and extends a personal invitation to the rescheduled Commencement ceremony this fall.
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Eastern Mennonite University’s new director of counseling services knows the university and its students well. Allison Collazo, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from EMU with a bachelor’s degree in
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Caleb Johnson never was very interested in working with veterans, but a decade after his military tour in Iraq, the 2013 graduate of the Eastern Mennonite University master’s in counseling
... read more about Continuing his service: MA in Counseling alum is one of four regional Virginia directors serving veterans
Graduate students in Eastern Mennonite University’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) program are gaining real-world experience – and providing needed counseling services at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Free Clinic in Harrisonburg.
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For some participants, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) I is an “entry point,” the first opportunity for an extended conversation about trauma and resilience, how traumagenic events can
... read more about The expanding universe of STAR II
This fall, four new faculty members were welcomed to Eastern Mennonite University. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost, Sue Cockley, dean of the School of Graduate and Professional
... read more about EMU welcomes four faculty members for 2018-2019 academic year
A September Writers Read event at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will feature alumna Allison K. Garcia, a licensed professional counselor and “Latina at heart.” Garcia will read from her novel
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