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Seminary grad to be priest-in-charge at Emmanuel Episcopal

August 8, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

The Reverend Barbara Harrison Seward has accepted a call to become priest-in-charge at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Harrisonburg, Va. She is a 2011 graduate of Eastern Mennonite Seminary. “From the

Intensive English Program now accepting fall semester applications

July 17, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

The Intensive English Program (IEP) at Eastern Mennonite University is now accepting local and international applications for the fall semester, which runs August 28-December 12, 2019. New student assessments and

Geddes, DeWolf offer skills, strategies and an invitation into deep conversation with ‘Little Book of Racial Healing’

June 27, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Co-authors Jodie Geddes MA ‘16 and Tom DeWolf launched The Little Book of Racial Healing (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018) during a webinar hosted by the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice in

Exiled ‘Good Morning Syria’ radio host Honey Al Sayed speaks on the arts and media in conflict

June 24, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

“When art moves and media amplifies, it brings the heart and the mind together,” former “Good Morning Syria” radio host and Syrian expat Honey Al Sayed said during a visit

Fifty-four Brazilian restorative justice advocates attend Summer Peacebuilding Institute

June 14, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

For human rights and constitutional law attorney Diego Dall ’Agnol Maia, attending Eastern Mennonite University’s 2019 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) alongside more than 50 of his fellow Brazilian restorative justice

Summer 2019 cross-culturals: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and South Africa

June 13, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University students studying on cross-culturals this summer traveled to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and South Africa. Cross-cultural study, which students have called an integral and “life-changing” component

Grand opening of the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington D.C. set for June 15

May 29, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

A years-long dream comes to fruition for Bshara Nasser MA ’14 on June 15, when the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington D.C. hosts a grand opening. The new

Brazilian judges, lawyers visit EMU

May 28, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Pete DeLea/Daily News-Record

Danielle Arle has prosecuted thousands of crimes over her 27-year career in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. From her experience, the 49-year-old said the current method of criminal justice —

Tecla Namachanja Wanjala MA ’03 honored as CJP’s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year

May 21, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Tecla Namachanja Wanjala MA ‘03 was honored as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding‘s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year award during a May 8 luncheon at the first session of Summer

EMU awards five Yoder Scholarships

May 20, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University has awarded Yoder Scholars to five students beginning their studies this fall. Established in 1993 and named for alumni Carol and Paul R. Yoder Jr., the scholarships

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