John W. Miller includes Phoebe Kilby, Tom DeWolf and Coming to the Table in this article about discovering family history and the potential of reparations. ... read more about My ancestor owned 41 slaves. What do I owe their descendants? from America: The Jesuit Review
Mennonite Central Committee's peacebuilding work in South Korea has been aided for decades by Hyung Gon Lee and more recently, his son, Jae Young Lee MA '03. ... read more about Jae Young Lee MA ’03, peacebuilding in South Korea and the MCC connection from Mennonite World Review
Professor Howard Zehr talks about the origins, influences and threads of his work in and with restorative justice in an interview with Brunilda Pali, of the blog Restorotopias. ... read more about Restorotopias: Professor Howard Zehr reflects on origins of his work and ‘steps into the unknown’ from Restorotopias
Paulo Baleinakorodawa MA '04 facilitated a dialogue on gender-based violence sponsored by Transcend Oceania in Suva with 30 community representatives from indigenous communities nationwide. ... read more about Fiji-based CJP grad facilitates dialogue on gender-based violence from Fiji Times
We take a peek at Shakespeare's play "Measure for Measure," being performed at Eastern Mennonite University. The final performances are this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. ... read more about ‘Measure for Measure’ players invited to perform on WHSV from WHSV-TV3
Dr. Joseph Gascho '68 shares photos about colleagues: "Physicians are regular people just like their patients, and, when not on the job, they do many of the same things for the same reasons: playing with pets and doing sports, music, and art." ... read more about ‘When I Take Off My White Coat’: a photoessay from Journal of Ethics/American Medical Association
Journalism and teaching have always been written in the stars for Kevin Miller. As a boy, Miller loved the news. He even started a small paper of his own in which he reported and wrote news for his hometown. ... read more about The Huntingtonian profiles communications professor Kevin Miller ’87 from The Huntingtonian
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the U.S. needs more than a million new nurses by 2024. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reports that, in 2016, nursing schools turned away more than 64,000 qualified applicants because of lack of space. Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg has firsthand knowledge of that problem. “We always have a wait list of qualified people who are unable to get into our program,” says Associate Professor Laura Yoder. ... read more about Virginia Business: Eastern Mennonite University expands nursing program from Virginia Business
CJP's own Cohorts Project Coordinator Alena Yoder is a member of a next generation committee organizing MEDAx, a new initiative happening within MEDA convention in early November. ... read more about MEDAx writer and changemaker: Meet Alena Yoder from MEDA
Adjunct professor Hilary Moore writes in the American Bar Association Journal, "In a truly egalitarian society, a woman’s value will not be measured by her ability to reach the traditional, male definition of success. I love the law, and maybe I didn’t abandon it after all. Maybe I’m just traveling the scenic route, headed toward my own definition of success." ... read more about Criminology professor, former DA talks about her unconventional path in the legal profession from American Bar Association Journal