Learn from the Civil War-era refugee experience of Valley potter Emanuel Suter, writes special collections librarian Simone Horst

Simone Horst, special collections librarian at the Sadie Hartzler Library, shares excerpts from the diary of Emanuel Suter, a potter who fled with his family during the Civil War. "Diaries have a special ability to shed light on our present realities by exposing similarities and differences in daily life across time," she writes, in this blog post on the Anabaptist Historians website. ... read more about Learn from the Civil War-era refugee experience of Valley potter Emanuel Suter, writes special collections librarian Simone Horst from Anabaptist Historians

From the Hill to homeless shelters, this semester’s WCSC scholars gain work experience and grow in community

From brushing shoulders with congressmen and lobbyists to working with homeless people and at-risk youth, students spending the fall semester at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center bring home a range ... read more about From the Hill to homeless shelters, this semester’s WCSC scholars gain work experience and grow in community

One-day course on ‘Understanding the Ecology of Violent Extremism’ builds upon popular new SPI class

When Lisa Schirch was asked to teach a course on violent extremism at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI), the peacebuilding expert and research professor took an online tour ... read more about One-day course on ‘Understanding the Ecology of Violent Extremism’ builds upon popular new SPI class