After he got back from the war, Mark Lauro couldn’t pick up his young son without thinking about that night in Iraq. He was an Army National Guard sergeant with a ... read more about Resiliency After Trauma of War
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Mexican pastor lobbies for religious tolerance
“In order to survive we have to do a lot of things,” explains Carlos Martinez-Garcia, as he responds to a reporter’s question by listing the various hats he wears: human ... read more about Mexican pastor lobbies for religious tolerance
Anonymous Donor Enables Liberian to Enhance His Organizational Leadership
Liberia is country of complexity and turmoil in which 85 percent of the population of 3.7 million people live under the international poverty line. Colonized in 1820 by freed blacks ... read more about Anonymous Donor Enables Liberian to Enhance His Organizational Leadership
On finding peace through working at forgiveness
Steven Hakizimana was 8 when his parents and siblings were murdered before his eyes during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. For the next nine years Hakizimana struggled both to simply survive ... read more about On finding peace through working at forgiveness
Genocide Survivor Teaches Trauma Healing at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Jean Claude Nkundwa came to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University with a desire to help his country address its history of violence. Most people in ... read more about Genocide Survivor Teaches Trauma Healing at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places
Bekah Enns’ great-grandparents would not recognize the way she is pursuing an academic degree in 2013. For one thing, the senior history major at Eastern Mennonite University spent last semester ... read more about Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places
Students Recognized for Spring Semester Achievements
The following Eastern Mennonite University students received awards for outstanding achievement or service at the spring semester student recognition chapel in April 2013. The list for athletic achievement and the ... read more about Students Recognized for Spring Semester Achievements
Mark Shriver: On Being a ‘Pencil in God’s Hand’
Commencement speaker Mark Shriver said he had to battle his own ego to address the 2013 graduating class of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) about what really counts: “To perform acts ... read more about Mark Shriver: On Being a ‘Pencil in God’s Hand’
Formerly Homeless and Drug Addicted, Father of Three Completes Master’s Degree
In 2005 Nathaniel Daniel had lost everything. He was jobless, homeless, addicted to drugs, and involved in criminal activity. His wife had left him, taking their three children with her. ... read more about Formerly Homeless and Drug Addicted, Father of Three Completes Master’s Degree
Hands-On Research Sets EMU Biomedicine Program Apart
Finding a master’s program that gave him the best possibility to get into medical school and specialize as a neurologist or pediatrician led Ghassan Mohsin from the shores of Lake ... read more about Hands-On Research Sets EMU Biomedicine Program Apart