Patricia Hunt writes about SPI in this column for the Staunton News Leader. ... read more about Joining other ‘peacemakers of fortune,’ SPI participant ponders a new role for American citizens from Staunton News Leader
Graduate programs
Seminary hosts the Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation June 19-30
The Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation at Eastern Mennonite Seminary from June 19-30 provides training for those interested in individual spiritual direction and congregational spiritual formation. It also gives participants ... read more about Seminary hosts the Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation June 19-30
Phillip Thompson ’93 promoted to superintendent of Rockbridge County Public Schools
Phillip Thompson, assistant superintendent of Rockbridge County Public Schools, was appointed superintendent by the Rockbridge County School Board.. ... read more about Phillip Thompson ’93 promoted to superintendent of Rockbridge County Public Schools from Roanoke Times
Michael Bischoff MA ’02 on a different way to think about people who receive disability benefits
Michael Bischoff MA '02, who qualifies for disability benefits because of an aggressive brain cancer, suggests that we think anew about "people who receive disability benefits as released friends, people who are released from the normal world of paid work, with the expectation that they will then contribute creatively, socially, spiritually, and culturally to society in powerful ways." ... read more about Michael Bischoff MA ’02 on a different way to think about people who receive disability benefits from Minneapolis Post
Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14 accepts CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award
Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14, who works for peace in his native country of Burundi from exile in Rwanda, accepted the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s Peacebuilder of the Year ... read more about Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14 accepts CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award
Recent CJP grad produces documentary humanizing Syrian refugees, returns to campus as teaching fellow
By the time Myriam Aziz arrived from Lebanon to start her master’s degree at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) in the fall of 2015, the U.S. ... read more about Recent CJP grad produces documentary humanizing Syrian refugees, returns to campus as teaching fellow
Grad School Q & A: Malerie Plank ’07, pursuing a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at University of Iowa
Malerie Plank, a 2007 nursing graduate of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), is now pursuing a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Iowa. How did your academic studies and ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Malerie Plank ’07, pursuing a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at University of Iowa
Visiting CJP scholar plans restorative justice seminar for Brazilian practitioners in October
In the late 1990s, a Brazilian judge named Isabel Lima traveled to a conference in New Zealand to talk about her work with juvenile offenders in Terra Nova, a poor ... read more about Visiting CJP scholar plans restorative justice seminar for Brazilian practitioners in October
First master’s in restorative justice graduate builds on past to share his vision of justice
When Gregory Winship begins teaching a new course of conflict transformation training at a minimum-security prison in Missouri, he waits until the second session to share his past. “The first ... read more about First master’s in restorative justice graduate builds on past to share his vision of justice
Graduate student awarded Minority Youth Program fellowship from the National Board of Certified Counselors Foundation
Sabrina L. Burress has always had a desire to help young people, especially minorities, successfully navigate some of the challenges she herself faced. “I have always remembered the support of ... read more about Graduate student awarded Minority Youth Program fellowship from the National Board of Certified Counselors Foundation