Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee MA ’07, founder and president of Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, has been selected by Melinda French Gates to receive a $20 million grant to support women’s health and well-being around the world. The Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s rights advocate earned a master’s degree in conflict transformation from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP). She was awarded EMU’s first honorary doctorate in 2018 and gave the commencement address that year (pictured) as well.
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The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at EMU sent its graduates off into the world with words of praise and encouragement at its annual Celebration of Blessings on Sunday, ... read more about Photos, remarks from 2024 CJP Graduation
by Ryan Cornell, photos by Jon Styer/At Ease Design & Consulting
Third annual Lavender Graduation honors achievements, contributions from LGBTQ+ students EMU hosted its third annual Lavender Graduation on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in the Old Common Grounds space (University Commons ... read more about ‘You have transformed our campus’