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CJP’s 25th Anniversary Celebration postponed to 2021

March 25, 2020Last updated March 31, 2020 by EMU communications

The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, planned for June 5-7, 2020, at Eastern Mennonite University, has been postponed for a year. The new event will be June

The Citizen: A Facebook group that started in Harrisonburg connects people across the globe through dance

March 20, 2020Last updated March 30, 2020 by Nzar Sharif / The Citizen

This article by Nzar Sharif is republished with permission from The Citizen, an independent Harrisonburg-based news website with several EMU alumni involved, including co-founder Andrew Jenner. We encourage you to

EMU hosts Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship

March 7, 2020Last updated April 29, 2020 by Tim Seidel

EMU hosted the 2020 Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship February 7-9. The Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship (ICPF) is an annual student-led conference for students exploring peace and justice from a faith perspective. The

Peacebuilder Podcast: ‘Nora Lynne’ with Janelle Myers-Benner

March 5, 2020Last updated March 10, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The fourth episode of the Peacebuilder podcast features the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s (CJP) academic program coordinator, Janelle Myers-Benner, who has worked at CJP in various capacities for 20

SPI Community Day 2020 highlights racial justice advocates

February 25, 2020Last updated February 28, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

“Family means everything to Monacan people,” said the tribe’s chief, Kenneth Branham, during Eastern Mennonite University’s Community Day on Feb. 14. During a noon plenary session, Branham interspersed the history

EMU Black History Month hosts former NAACP president

February 21, 2020Last updated February 28, 2020 by EMU communications

The Black Student Alliance, Multicultural Student Services at Eastern Mennonite University and the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion invites attendance at two remaining events in celebration of Black History Month.

Peacebuilder Podcast: ‘Remembering without Revenge’ with Carl Stauffer

February 19, 2020Last updated February 25, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The third episode of the Peacebuilder podcast features Center for Justice and Peacebuilding professor Carl Stauffer, who speaks on transitional justice from the perspective of growing up in the Vietnam

New director of counseling services is no stranger to EMU

February 18, 2020Last updated February 23, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s new director of counseling services knows the university and its students well. Allison Collazo, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from EMU with a bachelor’s degree in

CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits MA ‘04

February 14, 2020Last updated February 18, 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

Building bridges of understanding, EMU’s Center for Interfaith Engagement celebrates 10th anniversary

February 7, 2020Last updated February 14, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Rabbi Dr. Niles Goldstein, asked to reflect on the impact of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement on its 10th anniversary, called the organization “a counterweight to today’s climate

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