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Muslim scholar and cultural critic talks history, theology, film and more during multi-day visit

October 31, 2019Last updated January 26, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“The greatest athlete that I ever saw was another American Muslim … I was nine years old in those less enlightened times, the 1970s, when Ali fought George Foreman in

Howard Zehr to give Lynch Lecture at George Mason University

October 24, 2019Last updated October 24, 2019 by Randi B. Hagi

Howard Zehr, world-renowned practitioner and theorist of restorative justice, will be the featured speaker at the 2019 Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Lecture on Oct. 30 at George Mason

Master STAR trainer Donna Minter honored with Alliance for Peacebuilding’s Award of Excellence

October 17, 2019Last updated November 25, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Donna Minter, founder and executive director of the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute, has been honored with the Melanie Greenberg U.S. Peacebuilding Award of Excellence. She accepted the award during an

CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with Mohammed Abu-Nimer

October 16, 2019Last updated August 25, 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

New ‘Lead Together’ tagline comes to life at Homecoming and Family Weekend

October 14, 2019Last updated October 15, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

As more than 1,000 alumni, family and friends converged on the Eastern Mennonite University campus for Homecoming and Family Weekend, the reunion gatherings, fall festival and athletic events were not

Common Read selection Exit West ‘at once a love story, a fable, and a chilling reflection’ on displacement

October 14, 2019Last updated November 1, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Eastern Mennonite University Common Read for the 2019-20 academic year is the widely acclaimed Man Booker Prize finalist and bestselling novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead, 2017). “We

EMU students, staff inspired by summer Interfaith Leadership Institute

October 10, 2019Last updated October 21, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) sent two students and two staff to the August 2019 Interfaith Leadership Institute in Chicago, Illinois. The event is hosted by Interfaith

Community criminal justice conference set for Oct. 17-18

October 9, 2019Last updated October 23, 2019 by admin

A free two-day conference Oct. 17-18 at Eastern Mennonite University will bring together community stakeholders for discussions and planning around reducing incarceration and recidivism in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia.

CJP’s 2019 Peacebuilder magazine kicks off 25th anniversary celebration

October 6, 2019Last updated October 29, 2019 by EMU communications

Name any current major conflict in the world, domestic or international, and there is likely at least one graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) on

CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with Phoebe Kilby

October 1, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

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