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Conference to explore history of Brethren, Mennonite churches on issues of race

September 7, 2020Last updated September 14, 2020 by admin

“The Church in Black & White,” a one-day virtual symposium on Saturday, Sept. 12, explores the history of Brethren and Mennonite churches on issues of race. The event is co-sponsored

Lancaster Chamber taps alumni contributors

September 1, 2020Last updated September 9, 2020 by admin

Two alumni of Eastern Mennonite University, Andy Dula ’91 and Kevin Ressler ’07, were tapped to contribute to the Lancaster Chamber‘s “Words that Activate Change” series. The chamber serves Lancaster,

EMU hosts digital collection of humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear

August 28, 2020Last updated September 3, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

A digital collection of writings by humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear and his colleagues now resides with the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) library. The works include 15 books

Poet, theologian and peacemaker Pádraig Ó Tuama to make a virtual visit to EMU Sept. 14-18

August 18, 2020Last updated August 25, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Pádraig Ó Tuama speaks softly, soothingly, with just a touch of grit in his gentle Irish accent. Next month, you can hear the voice of this poet, theologian, and mediator on

SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena

August 11, 2020Last updated August 16, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

If two people walk up to the same bench in a park, they’re generally going to be nice to each other. They’ll allow one another the room to sit down;

Two alumni are new Climate Futures Fellows

August 10, 2020Last updated August 14, 2020 by Judith Marklin/Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions

This month the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions welcomes Clara Weybright ’20 and Joseph Harder ’20 as fellows for the upcoming year. The Climate Futures Fellowship Program is a year-long

ROYALS RESPOND: Pandemic postcards from across the globe

July 30, 2020Last updated August 3, 2020 by admin

The Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Crossroads featured heartfelt reflections from alumni on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke Hensley ’14, in the photo above with colleagues, is an emergency

RJE Conference focuses on youth leaders as ‘the ambassadors for change’

July 28, 2020Last updated July 30, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

“What affects one of us affects all of us, and what affects all of us affects one of us,” said Ram Bhagat, manager of school climate and culture strategy for

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

‘Dangerous Love’ podcast hosts Zehr Institute co-director Carl Stauffer

July 24, 2020Last updated July 28, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Carl Stauffer, Eastern Mennonite University professor and co-director Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice, was a recent guest on the “Dangerous Love” podcast. He spoke with host Chad Ford about South

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