Aspiring peacebuilder Sujan Rai arrived at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute a week late; she almost didn’t make it to Eastern Mennonite University at all. The delay: two massive earthquakes that ... read more about To the heart of Nepal’s political dialogue: young peacebuilder returns with new skills to greater responsibility in Kathmandu
Among the 8,800 people killed by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal was the father of ManKumari Ghale – a Harrisonburg resident and member of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church. ManKumari’s mother, ... read more about Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir presents special benefit concert to help Nepalese village rebuild after quakes
For Taziwa Machiwana, peace is not just the absence of violence, but a nationwide, structural condition in which young people can find jobs, pursue educational goals and enjoy basic human ... read more about Youth programs officer combines development experience with peacebuilding skills to help Zimbabwe’s communities
In his 23rd year as artistic director and conductor of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, Kenneth J. Nafziger just laughs when asked if he is most looking forward to conducting ... read more about Bach Festival, in its 23rd year, draws appreciative crowd for diverse classical repertoire
He has seen more of the world than Marco Polo. He has opened more mission fields than David Livingstone. He has been as innovative in his world of church ministries ... read more about New Orie O. Miller biography to be celebrated by contemporaries at Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society meeting
On Tuesday, Rebekah York stood in Thomas Plaza – sometimes alone, sometimes with a crowd – surrounded by ghostly chalked outlines of feet that marked those who had stood, even ... read more about Inspired by Romanian survivors of sexual trafficking, Rebekah York takes the lead and stands for #Stand4Freedom
Over the past three years, the graduation rate for EMU honors students was 100 percent, with a third completing double or triple majors. These students, representing diverse cultural, racial and ... read more about Newest Yoder Scholars bring artistic, athletic and academic talent to EMU
Jeffrey A. Shank ‘94 has been announced as the new director of alumni and parent relations and annual giving at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Shank brings a wealth of fundraising ... read more about Veteran Mennonite educator Jeffrey Shank is named the new director of alumni and parent relations and annual giving
Participants in the fourth annual Walk for Hope on Saturday, March 28, will wear, for the first time, the same t-shirt. For the past three years, walkers who joined the trek to ... read more about Comedian and mental health activist Kevin Breel highlights fourth annual Walk for Hope, March 28
Carolyn Stauffer has spent much of her life and career listening to women on three continents tell of violence in their lives. In a current project that highlights peacebuilding in ... read more about Research on domestic abuse among Latina, homeless and conservative Mennonite women earns JustPax grant