Dr. Sarah Spruill Armstrong, director of the MA in Education program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Armstrong joined EMU in January 2015. Under ... read more about EMU mourns loss of Sarah Armstrong, pioneering administrator and nurturing professor
In the fall of 2016, Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) debuted an expanded course catalog featuring its new MA in Restorative Justice program. In keeping with ... read more about Graduate program in restorative justice, building on Howard Zehr’s legacy, is the first of its kind in North America
Jonathan Stith invoked civil rights leader Ella Baker in his keynote address at Eastern Mennonite University’s Restorative Justice in Education Academy last week. Stith, who is national coordinator at the ... read more about Restorative Justice in Education Academy draws educators from six states for introduction into creating socially just, equitable learning environments
Eastern Mennonite University will offer a Restorative Justice in Education Academy June 27-28 on the Harrisonburg, Virginia, campus. The event, sponsored by EMU’s Master of Arts in Education program, will ... read more about Two-day academy offers introductory training in restorative justice in education
Most of the audience at Eastern Mennonite University’s 98th Commencement ceremony Sunday, May 1, didn’t realize the special music provided by the string quartet was a world premiere composition of ... read more about Eastern Mennonite University celebrates 98th Commencement with 556 degrees conferred
After recently becoming the first university in the country to offer a graduate certificate in restorative justice in education, Eastern Mennonite University will soon begin working with school and community ... read more about EMU professors help design grant-funded restorative justice pilot project in Mississippi schools
This year, several Eastern Mennonite University faculty and staff, among them Pamela Rutt, former assistant director of the graduate teacher education program in Lancaster, are moving into retirement after many ... read more about Celebrating Service: Pamela Rutt heads back to the classroom, fulfilling a dream as a sign language interpretor
Psychologist and author of Emotional Intelligence and Focus Daniel Goleman has transformed the way the world educates children, relates to family and friends, and conducts business. The Wall Street Journal ... read more about ‘Emotional Intelligence’ author Dan Goleman joins EMU graduate counseling faculty to share latest research on focus
About a year ago, Harrisonburg business owner Cam Murphy noticed a few cellphones missing from the kiosk he owned in the Valley Mall. The inventory just didn’t add up. So, ... read more about A Different Approach: restorative justice offers Harrisonburg police and the community alternative resolutions
A multi-year research project on domestic violence, under the direction of professor Carolyn Stauffer, will be highlighted in a community education symposium at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) this spring. The ... read more about ‘Conversations on Sexual Violence’ symposium aims to nurture community-building and resilience