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
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Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14 accepts CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award
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
Recent CJP grad produces documentary humanizing Syrian refugees, returns to campus as teaching fellow
By the time Myriam Aziz arrived from Lebanon to start her master’s degree at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) in the fall of 2015, the U.S. ... read more about Recent CJP grad produces documentary humanizing Syrian refugees, returns to campus as teaching fellow
Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off
“We can’t have a reception honoring Ken without music,” said Professor Joan Griffing at a May event marking the retirement of her music department colleague Ken J. Nafziger. Nafziger stepped ... read more about Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off
Visiting CJP scholar plans restorative justice seminar for Brazilian practitioners in October
In the late 1990s, a Brazilian judge named Isabel Lima traveled to a conference in New Zealand to talk about her work with juvenile offenders in Terra Nova, a poor ... read more about Visiting CJP scholar plans restorative justice seminar for Brazilian practitioners in October
Tributes from faculty and staff to 2017 Cords of Distinction recipients
Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2017 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated ... read more about Tributes from faculty and staff to 2017 Cords of Distinction recipients
EMU’s Denlinger gunning for D-III championships
Newly minted Eastern Mennonite University graduate Tyler Denlinger has the next several years pretty well planned out. Biology degree in hand, he’ll take a job at a local medical lab ... read more about EMU’s Denlinger gunning for D-III championships
Festival’s silver anniversary season mixes the old and the new
Audience favorites from the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival’s infancy will share billing with works not previously heard – including a film score by a scion of one of Hollywood’s royal ... read more about Festival’s silver anniversary season mixes the old and the new
First master’s in restorative justice graduate builds on past to share his vision of justice
When Gregory Winship begins teaching a new course of conflict transformation training at a minimum-security prison in Missouri, he waits until the second session to share his past. “The first ... read more about First master’s in restorative justice graduate builds on past to share his vision of justice
Graduate student awarded Minority Youth Program fellowship from the National Board of Certified Counselors Foundation
Sabrina L. Burress has always had a desire to help young people, especially minorities, successfully navigate some of the challenges she herself faced. “I have always remembered the support of ... read more about Graduate student awarded Minority Youth Program fellowship from the National Board of Certified Counselors Foundation