As we head into 2017 (!), it’s time for our traditional look back at our news coverage of the past year, when we chronicle our reader favorites. And there are ... read more about EMU’s top 10 most-read news articles and editor’s picks of 2016
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Coptic Christian community embraces service learning group
A slum in North Africa became home last summer to a group of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students led by Professor Johonna Turner and her husband, Julian. “They survive off ... read more about Coptic Christian community embraces service learning group
Top Ten Reads from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s News of 2016
With alumni scattered around the world, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University counts on its website and social media to keep people informed. Cataloguing the Top ... read more about Top Ten Reads from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s News of 2016
Campus gears up for MLK Jr. Week celebrations and Black History Month
An abundance of cultural, educational, and interactive events about American black history and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place in January and February at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Campus gears up for MLK Jr. Week celebrations and Black History Month
Yes! magazine features EMU-made documentary about Wisconsin mine in ‘solutions’ issue
Yes! Magazine includes former VACA professor Paulette Moore's documentary "To Wisconsin With Love," created with EMU students, in their state-by-state exploration of local solutions. ... read more about Yes! magazine features EMU-made documentary about Wisconsin mine in ‘solutions’ issue from Yes! Magazine
‘Let Your Life Speak’: Fall/Winter 2016 Crossroads features alumni empowering neighbors in multicultural U.S.
The fall/winter 2016 issue of Crossroads focuses on Eastern Mennonite University alumni who have made conscious choices, whether vocational or avocational, to work in multicultural settings as advocates for social ... read more about ‘Let Your Life Speak’: Fall/Winter 2016 Crossroads features alumni empowering neighbors in multicultural U.S.
English language learners benefit from EMU educators influenced by Anabaptist values in Harrisonburg, Virginia, reports researcher in Sojourners magazine
In a time of rapid change and new demographics in the United States, some communities are better equipped to respond to integration of non-English-speaking immigrant and refugee populations. Because of ... read more about English language learners benefit from EMU educators influenced by Anabaptist values in Harrisonburg, Virginia, reports researcher in Sojourners magazine
Sojourners on The Multicultural Mennonites of Harrisonburg, Va.
The global perspective at EMU — considered an institutional leader for the faith — diffuses into the work of Harrisonburg schools. Read more in this Sojourners article by Janie Tankard Carnock, associate with New America. ... read more about Sojourners on The Multicultural Mennonites of Harrisonburg, Va. from Sojourners magazine
Shalom-seeking in Flint, Michigan, with CJP grad Ryan Beuthin and his family
“Flint is complicated.” Ryan Beuthin drives two visitors through the Mott Park neighborhood in Flint, Michigan. Though clean and wide, the streets are flanked by decrepit, abandoned homes, vacant grassy ... read more about Shalom-seeking in Flint, Michigan, with CJP grad Ryan Beuthin and his family
Multiple CJP alumni and faculty collaborate on UNDP-funded project in Iraq
Ahmed Tarik was 15 and barely out of ninth grade when his family fled Baghdad for Syria. It was 2006, and no longer safe to remain in the city where ... read more about Multiple CJP alumni and faculty collaborate on UNDP-funded project in Iraq