This year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding honor treasured professors and alumni, celebrate impactful work, and connect us to the challenging issues of the day. The ... read more about Top CJP News of 2018
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Quilter leaves lasting legacy of generosity
Emma Jean Mack Landis is a 1962 graduate of Eastern Mennonite College. She died Nov. 10, 2018. Others in her family are connected to the university: husband, R. Laverne Landis, ... read more about Quilter leaves lasting legacy of generosity
CJP grad student secures funding for, develops first campus community RJ training
After spending four years at a university known worldwide for its teachings around restorative justice, Katrina Poplett developed a vision for how the institution might better educate its own campus ... read more about CJP grad student secures funding for, develops first campus community RJ training
MJ Sharp scholarship recipient’s calling is ‘to raise a generation of young peacebuilders’
David M. Nyiringabo is the first beneficiary of the Michael J. Sharp Peace and Justice Endowed Scholarship Fund for students studying in the graduate program at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center ... read more about MJ Sharp scholarship recipient’s calling is ‘to raise a generation of young peacebuilders’
Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
A new book edited by Eastern Mennonite University professors David Evans and Peter Dula engages with author Ta-Nehisi Coates from a Christian perspective. Between the world of Ta-Nehisi Coates and ... read more about Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
On cross-cultural to vast China, students make personal connections
Students on the fall-cross-cultural, led by Professor Mary Sprunger and Myrrl Byler, experienced the vastness and diversity of China, from Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Buddhist temples and the Great Wall ... read more about On cross-cultural to vast China, students make personal connections
Green Dot is coming: EMU group to attend initial instructor training
Eastern Mennonite University is gearing up for implementation of Green Dot, a proactive bystander training. Five staff will attend a multi-day instructor training this month. The phased roll-out will begin ... read more about Green Dot is coming: EMU group to attend initial instructor training
Royal Connections Business Spotlight: Valley Roots Team, five strong, all EMU-connected
The Royal Connections Business Spotlight is a monthly feature about businesses owned by EMU alumni featured in the university’s new interactive directory. October’s spotlight is on the Valley Roots Team ... read more about Royal Connections Business Spotlight: Valley Roots Team, five strong, all EMU-connected
Double grad Aaron Erb earns county and state Victim Advocate of the Year recognition
An Eastern Mennonite University alumnus named the 2018 Victim Advocate of the Year by the Allegheny County Juvenile Court (ACJC) and the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission (JCJC) says his ... read more about Double grad Aaron Erb earns county and state Victim Advocate of the Year recognition
EMU to teach educators to respond to trauma and build resilience in students
A new MA in Education concentration and graduate certificate at Eastern Mennonite University will help educators mitigate the effects of trauma and build resilience in their students. Enrollment opens in January ... read more about EMU to teach educators to respond to trauma and build resilience in students