Professor Johonna Turner will give the keynote address and two alumnae of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding will contribute to an October 4 symposium on restorative justice
... read more about University of Richmond RJ symposium to feature Zehr Institute co-director, two CJP alums
Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order Saturday creating the Commission on African American History Education. Among the 34 appointees to the commission is Basil Marin '10, an assistant principal with DeKalb County Schools in Georgia. He previously was in a similar role at Churchland High School in Virginia Beach.
... read more about Basil Marin ’10 named to Commission on African American History Education from Richmond Times-Dispatch
EMU students scattered across the globe on summer cross-culturals to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and South Africa. The cross-cultural experience has been a key component of EMU’s core curriculum
... read more about A dispatch from Cape Town: Students share from the South Africa cross-cultural
HER MOTHER’S EXASPERATED “You ought to be a lawyer!” was ultimately not lost on Amy Rosenberger ’85, who as an eight-year-old was arguing her case for spending a Saturday with a friend.
... read more about ‘Real joy’ in improving lives through labor law: Amy Rosenberger ’85
Roberto Wingfield first developed an interest in interdisciplinary research while at EMU, and his current position as a project coordinator at the internationally renowned Moss Rehab Research Institute in Elkins
... read more about TBI research offers one postgraduate path for psychology/history alumnus Roberto Wingfield ’15
Co-authors Jodie Geddes MA ‘16 and Tom DeWolf launched The Little Book of Racial Healing (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018) during a webinar hosted by the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice in
... read more about Geddes, DeWolf offer skills, strategies and an invitation into deep conversation with ‘Little Book of Racial Healing’
Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 4, 2019, at Eastern Mennonite University. Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the recipients,
... read more about Tributes by faculty and staff for 2019 Cords of Distinction honorees
The Eastern Mennonite University community gathered to celebrate student successes of the 2019 spring semester and special end-of-the-academic-year recognitions. Academics Academic Success Center Nursing major Audrey Martin was recognized as
... read more about EMU’s 2019 achievement and leadership excellence awardees honored at spring chapel
A few friendly faces in the audience helped senior social work majors Eliana Tejedor and Jakya Jones through their presentations during a session on Virginia legislation at Eastern Mennonite University’s
... read more about Second annual ACE Festival showcases student research, learning and creativity
Caleb Schrock-Hurst is a copy editor for Thế Giới Publishers in Hanoi, Vietnam, via Mennonite Central Committee’s Serving and Learning Together program. He is a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., and Hesston (Kan.) College. He blogs at Thoughts and Thinks, where this post first appeared. ... read more about In Vietman with MCC, Caleb Schrock-Hurst ’18 visits the site of My Lai from Mennonite World Review