Matt Gnagey, now an assistant professor at Weber State (Ogden, Utah), graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in 2005, majoring in economics and justice, peace and conflict studies. He received his ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Matt Gnagey ’05, professor at Weber State
Lydell Steiner’s vocation came calling in the form of a persistent acquaintance who recognized his skills might fit a community need. The Ohio native was a team pastor at Kidron ... read more about Practicum helps CJP alumnus Lydell Steiner to found Ohio mediation center
In 2011, Lynchburg Beacon of Hope set out to improve the number of students who pursue higher education in the city of Lynchburg, Virginia. The nonprofit was formed as one ... read more about A Model For Others: Beacon of Hope Scholar Azariah Cox ’17 is the first graduate aided by Lynchburg nonprofit
Douglas Hostetter '66, director of the Mennonite Central Committee’s United Nations office, was in alternative service with the Mennonite Central Committee in Tam Ky, South Vietnam, in the middle of the war zone. ... read more about Douglas Hostetter ’66 writes NYT op-ed on being ‘A Conscientious Objector in a War Zone’ from New York Times
Elisabeth Wilder '17, a self-described "liberal lady," writes about her friendship with classmate and "conservative chic" Lorraine Armstrong '17 that developed during a semester at the Washington Community Scholars Center. ... read more about Bipartisan friendships bloom, fittingly, during Washington D.C. cross-cultural from The Mennonite
Phillip Thompson, assistant superintendent of Rockbridge County Public Schools, was appointed superintendent by the Rockbridge County School Board.. ... read more about Phillip Thompson ’93 promoted to superintendent of Rockbridge County Public Schools from Roanoke Times
John Tyson, a pastor at Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton, Kansas, graduated from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in Biblical studies. He then ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Pastor John Tyson ’09, Princeton Theological Seminary graduate
Lynchburg Beacon of Hope filmed Azariah Cox this month at Heritage High School, creating a video celebrating his status as the first college graduate for the nonprofit, which aims to increase the number of Lynchburg City Schools students who pursue higher education. ... read more about Heritage High alumnus Azariah Cox a role model for aspiring college students from Lynchburg News & Advance
Michael Bischoff MA '02, who qualifies for disability benefits because of an aggressive brain cancer, suggests that we think anew about "people who receive disability benefits as released friends, people who are released from the normal world of paid work, with the expectation that they will then contribute creatively, socially, spiritually, and culturally to society in powerful ways." ... read more about Michael Bischoff MA ’02 on a different way to think about people who receive disability benefits from Minneapolis Post
Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14, who works for peace in his native country of Burundi from exile in Rwanda, accepted the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s Peacebuilder of the Year ... read more about Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14 accepts CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award