Today’s students are “astute cultural historians who have been bombarded with media all of their lives,” says Eastern Mennonite University history professor Mark Sawin. “They’re immersed in film and music
... read more about Exploring history through film, music, literature and more, Mark Sawin’s interdisciplinary approach challenges student-scholars
A review of the CD When the Spirit Sings: Chamber Music of Gwyneth Walker includes "The Peacemakers," a commissioned work that involves two EMU professors, violinist Joan Griffing and poet Marti Eads. ... read more about Professors Joan Griffing and Marti Eads celebrate Leymah Gbowee’s peace work with new musical work from Classical Voice of North Carolina
“The last will be first and the first will be the last: This is what equality looks like, this is what justice is about.” Dr. Christena Cleveland, a social psychologist
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Jonathan Stith invoked civil rights leader Ella Baker in his keynote address at Eastern Mennonite University’s Restorative Justice in Education Academy last week. Stith, who is national coordinator at the
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Ed Martin’s interest in interfaith work won’t stop when he ends his six-year term as director of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement. Martin, whose last day is Thursday,
... read more about Center for Interfaith Engagement Director Ed Martin retires after six years of facilitating dialogue and scholarly interaction
To the outsider, the June 15-18 Restorative Justice in Motion conference at Eastern Mennonite University may have looked like any other summer gathering of intellectuals, ready to share, network and
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Teresa Garcia-Bautista has a long list of summer goals while living at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center and working in Washington D.C. this summer. The first two are “meet the
... read more about Summer interns settle in at Washington Community Scholars’ Center
Eastern Mennonite University will offer a Restorative Justice in Education Academy June 27-28 on the Harrisonburg, Virginia, campus. The event, sponsored by EMU’s Master of Arts in Education program, will
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“Our days are going to be long and our work is going to be hard, but when you leave here, you will also be refreshed,” said Sharon Leslie Morgan in
... read more about Coming To The Table’s ‘National Gathering’ marks 10 years of acknowledging the wounds of slavery
