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CJP prof Lisa Schirch points way to better relationships, roles, for military, government and civil society

February 10, 2014Last updated February 26, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

On the Wikipedia page for “Security Sector Reform,” you’ll read some nice-sounding stuff about helping police and military forces become more accountable to democratically elected governments and to hold human

Acclaimed photojournalists explore “optimism and ingenuity” of Brazilians in exhibit opening Feb. 14

February 10, 2014Last updated February 21, 2014 by Chris Edwards

“Sonhos e Saudades” – the Portuguese title of an exhibit by acclaimed photojournalists Tyrone Turner and Susan Sterner – means “dreams and longings.” “Brazilians are big dreamers, incredibly optimistic,” Sterner

Congregational leaders flock to seminary program on how to do “discernment” in the face of difficult issues

February 7, 2014Last updated February 24, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Hundreds of people filled to capacity the 2014 School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, interested in exploring “discernment processes” to address difficult issues in congregations, conferences and denominations.

Worship in acknowledgment of the “elephant in the room”

February 7, 2014Last updated February 24, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Participants in the 2014 School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary did not tiptoe for three days around the “elephant in the room” – that is, the anguish felt

Award-winning, blueberry-growing essayist, poet, feaured at Writers Read event on Monday, Feb. 10

February 5, 2014Last updated February 11, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Jim Minick, author of the award-winning The Blueberry Years, A Memoir of Farm and Family, will be at EMU on Monday, Feb. 10, for two events, culminating in the first

Friend, confidant, of Martin Luther King Jr. to speak at EMU – 52 years after first visit in segregated era

February 3, 2014Last updated February 17, 2014 by Steve Shenk

When civil rights leader Vincent Harding visited Eastern Mennonite University 52 years ago, he knew that Mennonites had refused to own slaves during the slavery era. But he was surprised

Pain and stubbornness put Hattie Berg on a now-loved path through EMU

January 30, 2014Last updated April 1, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Her back pain began sometime during her sophomore year of high school. It wasn’t too bad at first, nothing out of the ordinary. Aches and pains are part of a

Meet the drone-toting Riehls – radicals in their 80s?

January 27, 2014Last updated February 11, 2014 by David George

“He needs me to go with him when he has the drone,” Marie Riehl says, referring to her husband, Daniel. It takes both Riehls to load this drone into their

Major indie group, Freelance Whales, coming from NYC to perform in Lehman Auditorium

January 24, 2014Last updated February 11, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Excitement is growing on campus for the Feb. 7 concert in by Freelance Whales, a well-known indie rock band from New York City. Freelance Whales – Friday, Feb. 7, 9

Professors warn against “domestication” of Martin Luther King Jr., urge renewed focus on all forms of inequality

January 23, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

Two Eastern Mennonite University professors – one white and one black – gave back-to-back chapel talks in the past week that highlighted the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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