Joyce B. Lehman, of Keene, New Hampshire, works as a technical adviser and consultant to international agencies that facilitate what are called financial inclusion and enterprise projects, helping those in poverty start businesses. Her concentration is in helping women-owned operations.
Among the groups she works with are the Aga Khan Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boulder Institute of Microfinance, Mastercard Foundation, Islamic Investment & Finance Cooperative in Afghanistan, World Bank and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
... read more about New Hampshire alumna Joyce B. Lehman ’65 finds new enterprise helping women abroad from Sentinel Source
Felicia Zamora, of Managua, Nicaragua, talks about her Mennonite connections and EMU education in this graduate student feature provided by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. “The University’s logo is from Micah 6:8: ‘What does the Lord require of you?’ My education there made me aware of social justice issues and Jesus’ mandate to love our enemies, our persecutors, and to turn the other cheek,” says Felicia. “We were taught not just to evangelize and save souls but actually to become part of the community in which we lived and ministered.” ... read more about Felicia Zamora ’02 on her Mennonite faith, EMU education and Micah 6:8 from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Professors at local colleges are tackling the tough topics with their students. Melody Pannell, a professor at Eastern Mennonite University, said the blackface controversy with Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring has been a significant part of her lectures in her "race and gender" class. ... read more about Race and gender class discusses controversy in Virginia from WHSV-TV3
