Senior social work major Elisabeth Wilder spent 12 weeks last summer working for peacebuilding organization Justapaz in Bogota, Colombia. A grant from Eastern Mennonite University’s Peacebuilding and Development Department funded ... read more about Justapaz intern shares hopes for a future Colombian peace billed as ‘impossible’
Congregations must grapple with the contentious times in which we live. Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 2017 School for Leadership Training (SLT) will speak to divisions of race, power, privilege and ideology—and ... read more about ‘We don’t want differences to keep us apart’: School for Leadership Training focuses on connecting across divisiveness
Franconia and Eastern District conferences of Mennonite Church USA will form a team to work with consultants David Brubaker and Roxy Kioko from Eastern Mennonite University, beginning in January, to explore reconciliation, with the possibility of becoming a reunited conference. ... read more about Brubaker and Kioko to act as consultants in facilitation of possible conference reunification from Mennonite World Review
Representatives from six police departments across the country attended a law enforcement retreat on restorative justice Nov. 11-13 near Harrisonburg, Virginia. The retreat was co-hosted by the Harrisonburg (Virginia) Police ... read more about Restorative justice retreat draws law enforcement practitioners for networking, resources and planning
It’s Paulette, coming live to you from Cannonball, North Dakota, and I’m at the sacred defenders’, the Water Defenders’ camp. And it’s early-early. I’m just waiting for the sun to ... read more about Former VACA professor of Mohawk heritage now providing media coverage of Standing Rock activists
Upon arriving at Piedmont Earthworks near Charlottesville, Virginia, eight students from Eastern Mennonite University were greeted by manager Chris Fields-Johnson and his dog, Fin. Over the next several hours, the ... read more about Piedmont Earthworks ecology research site opens to students
“This conference definitely made me proud to be a business major,” said Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) business administration major Jessica Vingert. She had the opportunity to meet with CEOs and ... read more about MEDA conference attendees return inspired to serve communities through business
With cross-cultural medical service trips becoming increasingly common, one graduate student in Eastern Mennonite University’s MA in Biomedicine program is sharing his own experience working in Nicaragua. Graduate student Milan ... read more about Cross-cultural medical service provides biomed students with important skills
Visit http://www.emu.edu/bible to learn more! Eastern Mennonite University’s Bible and Religion Department prepares students to serve by engaging in cross-cultural study, placing emphasis on creation care, learning about non-violent peacebuilding, ... read more about EMU’s Bible and Religion Department
Now in its third decade, the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP) at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is getting a makeover that emphasizes leadership theory and practice and more flexible formats. ... read more about Adult degree-completers get new curriculum with leadership and organizational management major