A virtual welcome, we all know, is not the same as smiles, hugs and the buzz of excitement around the start of the academic year. In the wake of a ... read more about EMU’s move-in delay shifts welcome events online for new and returning Royals
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A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times
“Our country was birthed in a polarized cradle,” David Brubaker writes in the introduction to When the Center Does Not Hold (Fortress Press, 2019). First, patriots and loyalists faced off ... read more about A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times
Poet, theologian and peacemaker Pádraig Ó Tuama to make a virtual visit to EMU Sept. 14-18
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 ... read more about Poet, theologian and peacemaker Pádraig Ó Tuama to make a virtual visit to EMU Sept. 14-18
A photographer’s quest to document the ephemeral world of vernal pools
Professor Steven Johnson is pushing the frontier of conservation photography – by entering “toad time.” He explains: a toad could sit on a rock for six or seven hours, seemingly ... read more about A photographer’s quest to document the ephemeral world of vernal pools
WHSV-3: President Huxman joins area higher ed leaders at annual chamber address
The Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual presidential address on Thursday, August 13, 2020. The presidents from James Madison University, Bridgewater College, Blue Ridge Community College and Eastern Mennonite University all spoke on behalf of their schools, emphasizing the challenges they have faced and their plans to move forward. ... read more about WHSV-3: President Huxman joins area higher ed leaders at annual chamber address from WHSV-3
Watch the ‘Navigating Ministry During COVID-19’ seminars
Pastors often serve as an emotional anchor for their flock: providing a listening ear, advice, and social cohesion for their congregation members. And we’ve all needed more of those supports ... read more about Watch the ‘Navigating Ministry During COVID-19’ seminars
SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena
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; ... read more about SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena
In tough times, EMU alumni, donors show up together
Responding to financial challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Eastern Mennonite University donors and alumni generously contributed over $4.9 million during the 2019-20 fiscal year, and set a new record for ... read more about In tough times, EMU alumni, donors show up together
Biochemistry alum pursues grad studies at ‘Salmon University’
Braden Herman ‘18 was planning to go to med school, but then he fell into addiction – with fly fishing. He’d grown up pole fishing around Fort Defiance, Virginia, but a ... read more about Biochemistry alum pursues grad studies at ‘Salmon University’
NBC News: Professor Johonna Turner on ‘defund the police’ movement and new paths to justice for sexual assault survivors
Reclaimed police funds could be distributed to shelters, rape crisis centers, mental health services and programs to combat sexual violence, experts say ... Community-driven responses to sexual violence like transformative justice offer some insight on how that might come to fruition. While there is no single definition, transformative justice could be broadly defined as a “framework that doesn’t depend on solving violence with another form of violence,” Johonna Turner, an assistant professor of restorative justice and peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, said. ... read more about NBC News: Professor Johonna Turner on ‘defund the police’ movement and new paths to justice for sexual assault survivors from NBC News