For at least one Eastern Mennonite University student in particular, the Wednesday, Dec. 6 march in Harrisonburg from the city hall to Representative Bob Goodlatte’s office was for a deeply ... read more about Watch: EMU DACAmented student Keyri Lopez-Godoy calls for DREAM Act
Eastern Mennonite University will host its third annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) Community Day Friday, Feb. 2. Titled “Practical Tools for Hard Problems in Our Communities,” the day’s workshops will ... read more about ‘Practical Tools for Hard Problems’ at third annual peacebuilding Community Day
From across Brazil and with diverse professional backgrounds, 25 restorative justice practitioners spent five days in October at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) — visiting area programs, contemplating practices and pedagogies, ... read more about Zehr Institute facilitates five-day workshop for Brazilian judges, prosecutors and other restorative justice practitioners
If the criminal justice system as we know it transforms dramatically, shrinks, or becomes obsolete … then what? Injustice Today reports on the myriad alternative visions of justice in the U.S. and Canada. ... read more about In Justice Today on the Zehr Institute’s Listening project from Injustice Today
Senior Eastern Mennonite University basketball player RaShawn Latimer (Warrenton, Va./Kettle Run) was ready. “Over the summer I played a lot, I trained a lot,” he said. “I had a job for the ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: RaShawn Latimer
The ministry model of clay jars can take several twists: Are ministers cracked pots? Crackpots? Broken vessels? Is their work – to use another Biblical metaphor – but the sowing ... read more about Seminary’s School for Leadership Training ‘Broken Vessels, Thriving Pastor’ slated for January
In a widespread, fast-moving field such as restorative justice (RJ), how does a major grant-funding organization discern where to allot funds? One answer: engage with the Zehr Institute for Restorative ... read more about Zehr Institute releases research on best funding opportunities to build sustainable restorative justice projects
Addison Blair Wilner, a 2013 Bible and religion graduate of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in religious studies at the University of Virginia. He ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Blair Wilner ’13, on studying theology at Duke Divinity School and UVa.
During a homestay in the Middle East several decades ago, visiting a friend his son had met at Eastern Mennonite University, Norm Rittenhouse heard a firsthand story that deeply troubled ... read more about EMU benefactor Norm Rittenhouse, 91, reflects on ‘working to give’ and the scholarship honoring his wife
Sophomore engineering student Dirk Oyer received instant acclaim as he waved a small handheld wand in front of Harrisonburg High School students. “Hello, HHS,” flashed the blinking LED lights. “Wow!” ... read more about Campus visit gives Harrisonburg High GEAR UP students a taste of college life