By Michael Hudson, The Roanoke Times Jayne Docherty, associate professor of conflict studies at EMU Jayne Docherty, an associate professor of conflict studies at EMU, spent three years studying what ... read more about Waco and Iraq – Parallels in Bloodshed
Academics
Student Film Teaches International Students ‘Reality 101’
By Kelly Jasper, Daily News-Record Selam Hussein, an EMU student from Ethiopia, produced a film titled “Reality 101” for international students. Behind him is equipment used for editing raw footage. ... read more about Student Film Teaches International Students ‘Reality 101’
Peacebuilding Groups Gather From Around the World
(L. to r.): Elizabeth Nsarkoh from Wast Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI); Manjrika Sewak (partially hidden) and Ameet Dhakal, both from the Asian-Pacific partnership for Peace; and Emmanuel Bombande, also of ... read more about Peacebuilding Groups Gather From Around the World
Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
How do Christians in the “Believers Church” tradition, living in a democracy that is the world ... read more about Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
EMU Prof Selected for Summer Study Program
Marti Eads Martha G. (Marti) Eads, an associate professor of English at EMU, is among 25 teachers selected to attend the second National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute ... read more about EMU Prof Selected for Summer Study Program
Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
A group from the Summer Peacebuilding Institute that includes several Iraqi citizens plants a Southern magnolia in front of the Hillside Suites residence at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop Reformation ... read more about Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal
Doreen Ruto from Nairobi, Kenya, now a student in EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program, tells her story at a Summer Peacebuilding Institute luncheon meeting. Photo by Jim Bishop As her husband ... read more about Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal
EMU Offering Bach to Bach Hits
The Strings of the Bach Festival Orchestra, with Carlos Cesar Rodriguez, pianist, and Susan Sievert Messersmith, trumpet, perform Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Op. 35” ... read more about EMU Offering Bach to Bach Hits
Nursing Program Gets High Marks
The nursing program at EMU underwent a major physical exam and received a clean bill of health from a major accrediting body. The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), ... read more about Nursing Program Gets High Marks
Play Takes Intense Look at Crime Victims
Howard Zehr, co-director of EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program and author of the book upon which the play, “A Body in Motion,” is based, talks with an inmate at one of ... read more about Play Takes Intense Look at Crime Victims