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Intensive English Program proves to be Huimin Yu’s bridge from old life in China to new life as tutor and future teacher

March 17, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by David Yoder

For Huimin “Winifred” Yu, the Intensive English Program at Eastern Mennonite University served as a bridge between life in China and as a massage therapist and life as a budding

Longtime educator Sarah Armstrong named director of MA in Education program

January 27, 2015Last updated August 29, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Sarah Armstrong, a longtime public-school educator, will help teachers earn master’s degrees in her new role as director of the MA in Education program at Eastern Mennonite University. Most of

Restorative justice alum Joseph Luciani garners national attention by dramatically reducing suspensions in LA schools

January 26, 2015Last updated February 10, 2015 by EMU Communications Staff

One Los Angeles school has experienced a “tectonic” decrease in suspensions, with more L.A. schools preparing to follow suit, as a result of the restorative disciplinary efforts of Joseph Luciani,

Unique restorative justice coursework offered to educators in Lancaster area

November 28, 2014Last updated December 22, 2014 by Catherine Stover

The restorative justice coursework within Eastern Mennonite University’s MA in education program – the first of its kind in the United States when launched in the fall in Harrisonburg, Virginia –

EMU grows in depth and breadth, setting records for enrollment and diversity while adding grad programs

September 22, 2014Last updated May 26, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University this fall set new records, including a record-high number of students who are ethnic minorities or come from other countries. The 2014-15 figures were released

CJP grad helps pilot restorative justice program in nation’s second-largest school system

June 13, 2014Last updated August 11, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Joseph Luciani, MA ’13, has spent the last year leading a restorative justice pilot program in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school system in the United States.

Eastern Mennonite University launches nation’s first graduate program in Restorative Justice in Education

May 16, 2014Last updated June 28, 2016 by Andrew Jenner

Long a pioneer in the field of restorative justice, Eastern Mennonite University will become the first in the country to offer restorative justice programs housed within a graduate education program.

Helping schools bridge cross-cultural divides

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

The baggage that comes with feeling new and out of place in a foreign milleu is heavy, especially for children who can’t communicate with their peers in the United States.

Alum Myron Blosser awarded as top biology teacher in Virginia

November 12, 2013Last updated December 5, 2013 by Jim Bishop

“Don’t know much about history . . . don’t know much biology . . .” The late Sam Cooke may not have made such a declaration in his song, “Wonderful

Teacher Awarded for Creative Web Use

December 5, 2011Last updated March 20, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Jennie Carr, a master in education student at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and fourth-grade teacher at Elkton Elementary School, was chosen as one of two recipients of the 2011 Virginia

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