What makes Avery Trinh’s endorsement of restorative justice in education special is that he’s not an administrator or a teacher. He’s a rising senior at Wilde Lake High School in ... read more about Educators learn how restorative justice can shift discipline from punishment to transformation at two-day ‘academy’
After 28 years in the classroom, Angela Baylor is readying herself for new challenges as a reading specialist. A graduate student in the MA in Education program at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Bland Literacy Scholarship aids veteran teacher to her goal to become a reading specialist
Paul Smeltzer MA '16 has been named principal at the Locust Grove campus of Lancaster Mennonite School. ... read more about Lancaster Mennonite School welcomes Paul Smeltzer as Locust Grove principal from Lancaster Mennonite Schol
Phillip Thompson, assistant superintendent of Rockbridge County Public Schools, was appointed superintendent by the Rockbridge County School Board.. ... read more about Phillip Thompson ’93 promoted to superintendent of Rockbridge County Public Schools from Roanoke Times
This summer, the Master of Arts in Education program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) offers the Restorative Justice in Education (RJE) Academy in Harrisonburg, Va., and Lancaster, Pa. A pioneer ... read more about Restorative Justice in Education Academy in Harrisonburg and Lancaster offer rich learning experiences to educators
The D. Ralph Hostetter Natural History Museum at Eastern Mennonite University, which has entranced thousands of schoolchildren since the 1960s, has launched a new outreach program that brings their collection ... read more about New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms
For 15 students participating in a resilience training at Eastern Mennonite University, one role-play activity hit close to home. The small-group skits were focused on inviting students to learn how ... read more about Refugee teens discover strengths and work to smooth newcomers’ paths with Harrisonburg High’s Peer Leader program
Students interested in careers in law enforcement, law, social work, forensics or other related fields now have the opportunity to add a criminology and restorative justice minor at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Criminology and restorative justice minor will equip grads for diverse legal system work
Maria Swartzentruber, a fifth-grade teacher at Linville-Edom Elementary School, has made it her mission to get students excited about math. [Swartzentruber graduated in 2011 with a degree in education and ... read more about Maria Swartzentruber ’11, MA ’16 wins Virginia math educator of the year award
“You are welcome here” is the emphatic message offered by Eastern Mennonite University students, faculty and staff in a new “blockbuster” video released just after President Donald Trump’s travel ban. ... read more about EMU joins #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign with record-setting video
