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Bshara Nassar MA ’14 among The Arab American Foundation’s ’40 Under 40′

July 29, 2021Last updated August 4, 2021 by EMU Communications

Bshara Nassar, a 2104 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, has been named as an awardee of The Arab America Foundation’s “40 Under 40” Class of

WCSC Summer 2021 hosts full house with wide-ranging internships

July 13, 2021Last updated February 28, 2022 by EMU Communications

This summer, students are shooting films, nursing human and wildlife patients back to health, and providing Spanish language translation throughout the city of Washington DC. These internships and more are

Talibah Aquil and ‘The Power of Dreaming’ on this week’s Peacebuilder podcast

May 5, 2021Last updated May 18, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Talibah Aquil MA ’19 (conflict transformation) is the featured guest of this week’s episode of the Peacebuilder podcast hosted by Patience Kamau MA ’17. In the episode, Aquil talks about

WCSC interns work in food access, end-of-life care, zoos and more

March 24, 2021Last updated April 1, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

This semester, students are mapping racially restrictive deeds, nursing and caring for the most vulnerable patients, improving food access in food apartheid areas, and monitoring zoo animals – all through the

Northeast Neighborhood resident Doris Harper Allen guided EMU students into local history each summer

March 14, 2021Last updated March 14, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Doris Harper Allen, 88, greeted a group of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students in the parking lot of Rose’s in Harrisonburg, the former heart of Newtown. She quickly passed out

Mennonite service programs helped this nurse alumna find her calling

December 1, 2020Last updated December 2, 2020 by EMU communications

Melissa Jantzi ’16, a nurse at Christ House in Washington D.C., was profiled this month by Mennonite Mission Network. She participated in two programs that helped to define her current

EMU’s cross-cultural program adapts to pandemic challenges

November 9, 2020Last updated December 1, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson and Randi B. Hagi

“What about my cross-cultural?” This question has been at the top of the mind for many Eastern Mennonite University students as the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe. Where,

WCSC hosts student-interns for fall semester

October 14, 2020Last updated November 3, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

From web work at the world-renowned Smithsonian Institute to digital media production for a thriving creative agency, ten students are gaining professional experience this semester at Washington Community Scholars’ Center

Alumni remember Congressman John Lewis

July 24, 2020Last updated July 28, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Congressman John Lewis died last Friday, leaving with us his lifetime legacy of advancing civil rights, starting as a young man as a participant in the Freedom Rides, chair of

In Ed Week op-ed, Professor Ryan Good draws attention to school closures

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"America at large is facing two pandemics: racism and COVID-19. But, low-income Black and Brown children in America are facing one more, the temporary and permanent closure of their schools." Read an Ed Week op-ed co-authored by Ryan Good, assistant professor and co-director at the Washington Community Scholars Center in Washington D.C. ... read more about In Ed Week op-ed, Professor Ryan Good draws attention to school closures from Ed Week

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