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Jolee Paden ’16 now on the run for bigger causes

May 15, 2020Last updated June 2, 2020 by David Driver/Daily News-Record

Jolee Paden went from being a Division III runner at Eastern Mennonite University to working with Division I athletes in the nation’s capital. But the native of Illinois is not

CJP alumna named Humanity In Action Berlin Fellow

May 13, 2020Last updated May 13, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Christine Kindler, a 2017 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, was announced as the recipient of the Berlin Fellowship from Humanity in Action (HIA). The fellowship

Bishop’s Mantle: ‘A (College) Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes’

May 13, 2020Last updated May 14, 2020 by Jim Bishop

Jim Bishop ’67 has resumed his popular “Bishop’s Mantle” column in the local Harrisonburg newspaper, Daily News-Record. We share last week’s nostalgia-laden installment with permission from the author, a former

Caitlin Morneau MA ’19 on lifting up restorative practices in a pandemic

Ignatian Solidarity Network

As I walk through my own new “normal” during this time of pandemic and talk with ministry leaders and restorative justice practitioners throughout the country, there are particular components of circle process and other restorative practices that I have found hold renewed meaning in this time. ... read more about Caitlin Morneau MA ’19 on lifting up restorative practices in a pandemic from Ignatian Solidarity Network

The Phoenix rises again, mid-quarantine

May 12, 2020Last updated May 18, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The sixty-third volume of The Phoenix is out – a 52-page collection of stories, artwork, and poetry cultivated from the Eastern Mennonite University community. Works featured in the annual publication

Into the Virtual Classroom: A snapshot of EMU’s move online in spring 2020

May 9, 2020Last updated June 2, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

This was neither the end of the semester we anticipated nor the graduation we expected, but it is the semester we have completed and the graduation we celebrate, said Dean

CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with J. Daryl Byler

May 6, 2020Last updated May 11, 2020 by admin

During the 2019-20 academic year, as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding commemorates its 25th anniversary, a series of guest authors will share reflections about CJP’s personal impact. We want

Class of 2020 grads celebrate May milestone

May 4, 2020Last updated June 2, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

“Happy what-should-have-been graduation day,” wrote Eastern Mennonite University senior Heidi Grossnickle, dressed in cap and gown, in an Instagram caption to a photo that captured the bittersweet sentiments of a

CJP’s virtual blessing ceremony honors 16 grads

May 4, 2020Last updated July 14, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

With EMU’s Commencement rescheduled to fall 2020, Sunday’s virtual Ceremony of Blessings for graduates of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding was in no way normal. Yet there was still

Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

May 3, 2020Last updated May 7, 2020 by admin

President Susan Schultz Huxman congratulates graduates celebrating around the country and extends a personal invitation to the rescheduled Commencement ceremony this fall.

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