The recent death of American missionary John Chau by a hostile tribe on a remote island has drawn attention to the dangers such work can entail. WHSV interviews Nancy Heisey, a professor at EMU, about preparation for cross-cultural ministries. ... read more about WHSV-TV3: Professor Nancy Heisey on missionary preparations from WHSV-TV3
Maha Mehanna, a graduate student at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), spoke as the invited scholar at the Daughters for Life Foundation’s sixth annual gala dinner ... read more about Scholarship recipient shares journey from Gaza to EMU at Daughters for Life Foundation gala in Toronto
A veritable “Who’s Who” of executive leadership assembles each year to aid graduate students in Eastern Mennonite University’s MA in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) program as they expand their management and empowerment ... read more about Mentorship class offers grad students — and their mentors — insights into organizational leadership
Mennonite Central Committee's peacebuilding work in South Korea has been aided for decades by Hyung Gon Lee and more recently, his son, Jae Young Lee MA '03. ... read more about Jae Young Lee MA ’03, peacebuilding in South Korea and the MCC connection from Mennonite World Review
The theme for the 50th annual School for Leadership Training (SLT) at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) – “Thriving in the Stormy Seas of Change” – reflects both SLT’s ongoing relevance ... read more about 50th annual School for Leadership Training themed ‘Thriving in the Stormy Seas of Change’
N.T. Wright – eminent New Testament scholar and Augsburger Lecture Series guest at Eastern Mennonite University – had just made the point that “image-bearing, God-reflecting” humans were put on this ... read more about New Testament scholar N.T. Wright draws standing-room-only crowds in Harrisonburg
Professor Howard Zehr talks about the origins, influences and threads of his work in and with restorative justice in an interview with Brunilda Pali, of the blog Restorotopias. ... read more about Restorotopias: Professor Howard Zehr reflects on origins of his work and ‘steps into the unknown’ from Restorotopias
For some participants, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) I is an “entry point,” the first opportunity for an extended conversation about trauma and resilience, how traumagenic events can ... read more about The expanding universe of STAR II
Since 1998, undergraduate, graduate and alumni groups from Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary have made the Tent of Nations farm outside of Bethlehem a regular stop on their ... read more about EMU hosts Tent of Nations’ Daoud Nassar, reciprocating hospitality after years of visits to his Palestine farm
Harrisonburg High School STEM teacher Myron Blosser received the Genetics Education Award at a conference in San Diego this weekend. The longtime educator has been honored by the association a number ... read more about High school teacher earns national genetics education award