Diversity

Photography class photos helped efforts to block Atlantic Coast Pipeline on sensitive sections of national forestland

by Bonnie Price Lofton

Striking photos taken by an Eastern Mennonite University professor and his students of a rarely seen, endangered salamander supported citizen lobbying that may have influenced a U.S. Forest Service decision
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CJP partners with Kellogg Foundation’s new national initiative on truth, racial healing and transformation

by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding has been invited to partner with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in a new initiative aimed at truth, racial healing and transformation in
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An internship in Memphis last summer gave this future teacher the opportunity to share her love of learning

by Lauren Jefferson

Education, social justice, Christ-centered, equity, MEMPHIS! With these five themes, Quinn Kathrineberg, a junior English education major at Eastern Mennonite University, recently attempted to spark interest among her fellow classmates
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University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Week events Jan. 13-18 lift up theme of ‘Black Lives Matter’

by Walt Wiltschek

When Celeste Thomas, student advisor for multicultural services and athletics at Eastern Mennonite University, began coordinating the campus events for The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week last year, she had
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Trio of graduate students with ties to Syria offer personal perspectives on the lives of refugees and Mideast violence

by Jesse Morales and Lauren Jefferson

Sharing photos, stories, poetry and prayer, three graduate students with Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding have joined together to offer personal perspectives on the Syrian refugee crisis.
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EMU’s Center for Interfaith Engagement presents free film series featuring social justice leaders from around the world

by Lauren Jefferson

The Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) at Eastern Mennonite University presents the film series “Across Cultures: Profiles in Courage and Resilience,” featuring 12 films of various genres, including fiction and
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How is a call to arms ‘Christ-centered’? Center for Justice and Peacebuilding director publishes letter to former law school classmate Jerry Falwell Jr.

by Daryl Byler

Daryl Byler, executive director of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, wrote this open letter to his former law school colleague, Jerry Falwell Jr. that was first published
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