Eastern Mennonite University alumni Todd and Anne Kaufman Weaver celebrate turning 50 with a gift to the science campaign. Will you join them? ... read more about A Special Message from EMU alumni Todd and Anne Kaufman Weaver
Academics
“Where There Was Despair, They Saw Hope” – Summer Peacebuilding Institute 2013 Wraps Up
Many of the 196 attendees at this year’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) had survived devastating loss and trauma. Yet the final week of that gathering at Eastern Mennonite University began ... read more about “Where There Was Despair, They Saw Hope” – Summer Peacebuilding Institute 2013 Wraps Up
Band Gives Old Hymns New Life
The Walking Roots Band, a Harrisonburg, Virginia-based band made up of primarily Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) graduates, is taking centuries-old hymn texts and putting them to music that is accessible ... read more about Band Gives Old Hymns New Life
Resiliency After Trauma of War
After he got back from the war, Mark Lauro couldn’t pick up his young son without thinking about that night in Iraq. He was an Army National Guard sergeant with a ... read more about Resiliency After Trauma of War
Mexican pastor lobbies for religious tolerance
“In order to survive we have to do a lot of things,” explains Carlos Martinez-Garcia, as he responds to a reporter’s question by listing the various hats he wears: human ... read more about Mexican pastor lobbies for religious tolerance
Anonymous Donor Enables Liberian to Enhance His Organizational Leadership
Liberia is country of complexity and turmoil in which 85 percent of the population of 3.7 million people live under the international poverty line. Colonized in 1820 by freed blacks ... read more about Anonymous Donor Enables Liberian to Enhance His Organizational Leadership
EMU Alum Chosen “School Nurse of the Year” for Michigan
Phyllis Yoder wasn’t born in Huron County, but she has been a big hit in this area for the past 25-30 years. Yoder is a registered nurse who works for ... read more about EMU Alum Chosen “School Nurse of the Year” for Michigan
On finding peace through working at forgiveness
Steven Hakizimana was 8 when his parents and siblings were murdered before his eyes during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. For the next nine years Hakizimana struggled both to simply survive ... read more about On finding peace through working at forgiveness
Ministry Inquiry Program Gives Students Hands-On Experience
Five Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students are learning through direct experience this summer with congregations and organizations throughout the United States as part of Mennonite Church USA’s Ministry Inquiry Program. ... read more about Ministry Inquiry Program Gives Students Hands-On Experience
Genocide Survivor Teaches Trauma Healing at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Jean Claude Nkundwa came to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University with a desire to help his country address its history of violence. Most people in ... read more about Genocide Survivor Teaches Trauma Healing at Summer Peacebuilding Institute