Pádraig Ó Tuama speaks softly, soothingly, with just a touch of grit in his gentle Irish accent. Next month, you can hear the voice of this poet, theologian, and mediator on ... read more about Poet, theologian and peacemaker Pádraig Ó Tuama to make a virtual visit to EMU Sept. 14-18
On July 16, an Eastern Mennonite University coach and three alumni began biking uphill. For 20 miles. And that was just the first day of a 500-mile trip, traversing the ... read more about Biking blue ridges and smoky mountains: Royals take on the parkway
The Collaborative MBA program, a joint graduate degree program of Bluffton University, Canadian Mennonite University, Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College, has approximately 51 graduates scattered across the globe and ... read more about Collaborative MBA program transitions to new director
Pastors often serve as an emotional anchor for their flock: providing a listening ear, advice, and social cohesion for their congregation members. And we’ve all needed more of those supports ... read more about Watch the ‘Navigating Ministry During COVID-19’ seminars
If two people walk up to the same bench in a park, they’re generally going to be nice to each other. They’ll allow one another the room to sit down; ... read more about SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena
Myron Blosser ’83, MA ’98 has received the highest award a teacher can achieve – a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science. Blosser is co-chair of the Harrisonburg High School ... read more about STEM teacher Myron Blosser ’83, MA ’98 wins Presidential Award
Responding to financial challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Eastern Mennonite University donors and alumni generously contributed over $4.9 million during the 2019-20 fiscal year, and set a new record for ... read more about In tough times, EMU alumni, donors show up together
Donna Minter, Crixell Shell, and the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute (i.e. MN Peacebuilding) are finding new audiences and growing interest at the “epicenter” of the racial justice movement in the ... read more about Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute in demand for racial justice trainings
Reclaimed police funds could be distributed to shelters, rape crisis centers, mental health services and programs to combat sexual violence, experts say ... Community-driven responses to sexual violence like transformative justice offer some insight on how that might come to fruition. While there is no single definition, transformative justice could be broadly defined as a “framework that doesn’t depend on solving violence with another form of violence,” Johonna Turner, an assistant professor of restorative justice and peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, said. ... read more about NBC News: Professor Johonna Turner on ‘defund the police’ movement and new paths to justice for sexual assault survivors from NBC News
The Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Crossroads featured heartfelt reflections from alumni on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke Hensley ’14, in the photo above with colleagues, is an emergency ... read more about ROYALS RESPOND: Pandemic postcards from across the globe