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Restorative justice, peacebuilding and development programs gain new faculty

August 25, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

New faculty members Johonna Turner and Tim Seidel bring strong ties to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), and to Mennonite peacebuilding organizations, as well

Youth programs officer combines development experience with peacebuilding skills to help Zimbabwe’s communities

May 26, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Kara Lofton

For Taziwa Machiwana, peace is not just the absence of violence, but a nationwide, structural condition in which young people can find jobs, pursue educational goals and enjoy basic human

Oakland school district youths are transformed by restorative justice practices

May 22, 2015Last updated June 4, 2015 by Bonnie Price Lofton

The two “Frontier Luncheon” speakers at Session II of the 2015 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) did not offer a speech to their audience of 170 people from 29 countries. Instead

New Center for Justice and Peacebuilding logo provides distinctive branding with traditional symbolism

May 11, 2015Last updated May 28, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding recently released a new logo – a definitive rebranding that will carry the center’s renowned academic and training programs into the future.

Mennonite education provided to Afghan-American Muslim woman leads her to key roles in world peacebuilding

May 8, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Melanie Zuercher

The culturally mixed background of the Afghan-American Muslim keynote speaker fit well with the diverse attendees from 21 countries at the first “Frontier Luncheon” during the six-week Summer Peacebuilding Institute.

Inspired by Romanian survivors of sexual trafficking, Rebekah York takes the lead and stands for #Stand4Freedom

April 10, 2015Last updated August 28, 2020 by Kara Lofton and Lauren Jefferson

On Tuesday, Rebekah York stood in Thomas Plaza – sometimes alone, sometimes with a crowd – surrounded by ghostly chalked outlines of feet that marked those who had stood, even

Professor Carl Stauffer joins former MA students at restorative justice symposium at Harvard Law School

March 24, 2015Last updated June 27, 2016 by Bonnie Price Lofton

A recent symposium on restorative justice at Harvard University gave Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) professor Carl Stauffer an opportunity to speak on lessons learned from the South Africa Truth and

Mortal clocks ticking in EMU’S “Hickorydickory”

March 11, 2015Last updated March 26, 2015 by Florence Barrett

In the play “Hickorydickory,” normal people have mortal clocks behind their hearts. But others have clocks in their heads and they can hear the maddening ticking. Worse yet, they know

Veteran peacebuilder discusses global climate change as a destabilizing social and political threat

February 9, 2015Last updated April 18, 2017 by Robert Propst

Global climate change and human conflict are two different problems, dealt with by different groups, right? Wrong. In fact, the United States military combats terrorism and climate change. Both are

A ‘Royals’ following: Siblings find EMU the right place to thrive and grow

November 7, 2014Last updated June 5, 2015 by Randi Hagi and Bonnie Price Lofton

Dig a bit into the student population of this “Christian university like no other” and you’ll find about 100 who are sharing their campus experience with siblings. Basketball players, religious

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