Academics

‘Oasis’-themed School for Leadership Training revisions the metaphorical desert as a vital site of growth and rebirth

by Walt Wiltschek

Inviting participants to “several days of learning that have the potential to transform us,” School for Leadership Training (SLT) coordinator Linda Alley welcomed about 200 people to this year’s event
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In Slate series on victim’s rights, Howard Zehr identifies ‘entrenched’ challenges to systematic change through restorative justice

by Walt Wiltschek

When freelance legal affairs journalist Mark Obbie wrote a six-part series on crime victims for Slate in 2015, he made sure to include Howard Zehr, professor of restorative justice at
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Commissioned theatrical work with live music retells the Gospels in ‘challenging’ and ‘surprising’ ways

by EMU communications staff

Justin Poole, assistant professor of theater at Eastern Mennonite University, and professional composer and musician Jim Clemens present “The Gospel Project: A Theatrical Journey through the Life of Jesus Christ.” The
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Supporting scientists, graduate spends memorable season at frigid McMurdo Station in Antarctica

by Eric King with Lauren Jefferson

“Cold, windy and always light…” Eric King says of his temporary home in Antarctica, “as well as beautiful, mysterious, humbling and inspiring.” For King, a 2014 environmental sustainability graduate of
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Spring convocation invokes spirit of community, with blessings for the new semester and two cross-cultural groups

by Walt Wiltschek

“Life is difficult,” Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) President Loren Swartzendruber said as he began his final  convocation address Wednesday. Swartzendruber acknowledged the deep challenges facing the world, the nation, and the
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Nurse, communications strategist with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to speak on transformative power of listening

by Lauren Jefferson

Nurse and communications strategist Beth Toner, of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, presents the first Suter Science Seminar of the spring semester on Friday, Jan. 15, with “Health Care Narrative:
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Restorative justice programs in schools need to build slowly and address campus climate issues, says professor Kathy Evans in The Atlantic

by Lauren Jefferson

Restorative justice within schools can’t exist in a vacuum, says Kathy Evans, an assistant professor of education at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), in a Dec. 29, 2015 article in The
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University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Week events Jan. 13-18 lift up theme of ‘Black Lives Matter’

by Walt Wiltschek

When Celeste Thomas, student advisor for multicultural services and athletics at Eastern Mennonite University, began coordinating the campus events for The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week last year, she had
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