Students Rachel Sauder and Erin Clifton were on a home-visit stay in Guatemala when the volcano erupted. ... read more about EMU students aid Guatemalan residents near volcano from Staunton News-Leader
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Catcher Erik Kratz makes an early impact with Milwaukee Brewers
Alumna Melodie Davis reviews Donald Kraybill’s EMU Centennial history
Alumna Melodie Davis reviews Donald Kraybill's EMU Centennial history in this two-part post. ... read more about Alumna Melodie Davis reviews Donald Kraybill’s EMU Centennial history from Finding Harmony
10 Commencement speakers who told students to ‘Rise Up for Peace and Justice’
From Anita Hill to Chadwick Boseman, these speakers reminded students that they have the ability to improve the world they are entering. ... read more about 10 Commencement speakers who told students to ‘Rise Up for Peace and Justice’ from The Nation
Sudipta Bhattacharjee’s Telegraph op-ed includes Howard Zehr, Ray Horst on gun violence
Lindsay Mustafa Davis: Women need Christian discipleship, not female discipleship
At a Campus Crusade for Christ retreat eight years ago, I sat with 50 other young women at a Young Life camp in Goshen, Va., listening to a female speaker give a lecture about marriage. The topic was "being faithful while we wait." What I remember most from the event is not what it took to be a good Christian wife. It is what my male friend told me about what the guys learned during their session: how to follow the spirit’s calling toward their specific, unique ministries. ... read more about Lindsay Mustafa Davis: Women need Christian discipleship, not female discipleship from Sojourners
Education professor to speak at Shepard Symposium on Social Justice
Kathy Evans, professor of education, will be a keynote speaker at University of Wyoming’s Shepard Symposium on Social Justice in April. She will be joined by Judy and Dennis Shepard, the parents of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered outside of Laramie during the 1998 fall semester, and University of Wyoming education professor Angela Jaime. This is the 20th anniversary of Shepard’s death; the annual symposium honors him. ... read more about Education professor to speak at Shepard Symposium on Social Justice from University of Wyoming
Sac Biz Journal column: Attorney Marcia Augsburger gets listened to
Marcia Augsburger has been an attorney for nearly 30 years, specializing in health care law since 1999. ... read more about Sac Biz Journal column: Attorney Marcia Augsburger gets listened to from Sacramento Business Journal
Gwendolyn Myers shares about shaping a global agenda for peace
In 2017,Gwendolyn Myers was elected to the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Advisory Council for governance and accountability. The forum nominated her among 5,000 leading experts engaged by the forum to shape a global agenda. She is also a member of the Working Group on Youth for Gender Equality coordinated by the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development. ... read more about Gwendolyn Myers shares about shaping a global agenda for peace from Sierra Leone Times
CTTT’s DeWolf and Morgan share their ‘healing journey’ in Florida
A black woman and a white man have been on what they call “a healing journey.” They have written a book that describes her as a “daughter of slavery” and him as “a son of the slave trade.” “You have to tell the truth, even when it gets ugly,” says Sharon Leslie Morgan. She wrote a book with Thomas Norman DeWolf about their physical, emotional, and spiritual journey uncovering their roots on either side of the slave trade. ... read more about CTTT’s DeWolf and Morgan share their ‘healing journey’ in Florida from Altamont Enterprise