Despite President Trump’s tough law-and-order rhetoric, courts and schools are finding that “restorative justice” – as an alternative to traditional punishments – can reduce offenses and save money, writes Don Ediger. ... read more about Trump’s law-and-order rhetoric prompts a closer look at restorative justice from Consortium News
In her Jan. 20 chapel talk, “A Mennonite at the Pentagon: Human Security in an Age of Terror.” Dr. Lisa Schirch, research professor with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding ... read more about ‘A Mennonite in the Pentagon’: professor advises military in the U.S. and around the globe
VACA professor Steven David Johnson's photos are often featured in publications of the non-profit Wild Virginia. These are truly stunning! ... read more about Check out Steven Johnson’s stunning photo series ‘Eyes of the Forest’ from Wild Virginia from Wild Virginia
President Susan Schultz Huxman launched an Action Plan Steering Committee Jan. 26 at Eastern Mennonite University to continue to ensure that the university is meeting federal regulations and implementing best ... read more about EMU president appoints ‘Action Plan’ Steering Committee
Eastern Mennonite University announces the addition of women’s lacrosse to its athletic program. Director of Athletics Dave King says EMU will hire a head coach in the spring of 2017 ... read more about EMU athletics adds women’s lacrosse
It took Jonae Guest nearly all four years to do what any college basketball player should be able to do. Guest logged at least 24 minutes of playing time in ... read more about After summer conditioning, EMU’s Guest finding home on court
“Historical Fiction, Tudor England, Gardening, Herbs and Poetry” reads the tagline on Dr. Sarah Kennedy’s website. Kennedy – poet, novelist, and Mary Baldwin University professor – is the featured author ... read more about Sarah Kennedy, professor of Renaissance literature and Shakespeare, brings historical fiction to Writers Read
“If we lead out of our values, it will cost us something,” Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) told a packed crowd at Eastern Mennonite University on Sunday, Jan. 17. “But it ... read more about Delegate and businessman Sam Rasoul talks about listening, leadership and ‘living out your values’
Londen Wheeler was a senior at Eastern Mennonite University when he gave this speech at the 2016 conference, Leading into the common good: An Anabaptist Perspective. ... read more about Londen Wheeler ’16 on ‘What gives me hope in a chaotic world?’ from The Mennonite
“Some of us are more knowledgeable about what is happening with people 6,000 miles away, people we’ve never met, than what is happening with our neighbors,” said Professor David Evans ... read more about School for Leadership Training addresses pastoral responses to a racialized and divided America