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Restorative justice in education master’s program offers online option

February 4, 2021Last updated February 15, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Beginning in fall 2021, Eastern Mennonite University’s MA in Education: Restorative Justice in Education degree program will offer an online option, in addition to the current curriculum on the Harrisonburg campus. The

CJP: A Look Back At 2019-20

October 8, 2020Last updated October 15, 2020 by EMU Communications

For a more streamlined read, note the following: –links to each CJP program are omitted. To learn more about the specific programs named here, please visit the CJP website. —

Peacebuilder Podcast: “Journalist of Justice” with Howard Zehr

May 21, 2020Last updated May 25, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Howard Zehr – director emeritus of the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice and a distinguished professor of restorative justice at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) – is the

CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with directors emeriti Ruth Zimmerman and Howard Zehr

December 18, 2019Last updated February 14, 2020 by EMU communications

During the 2019-20 academic year, as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding commemorates its 25th anniversary, a series of guest authors will share reflections about CJP’s personal impact. We want

Tune in for the Peacebuilder ‘CJP at 25’ podcast!

December 10, 2019Last updated January 29, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Listen to the trailer to Peacebuilder, a podcast by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University, by clicking on the “play” button below. A time capsule

Howard Zehr to give Lynch Lecture at George Mason University

October 24, 2019Last updated October 24, 2019 by Randi B. Hagi

Howard Zehr, world-renowned practitioner and theorist of restorative justice, will be the featured speaker at the 2019 Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Lecture on Oct. 30 at George Mason

CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with Phoebe Kilby

October 1, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

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

CJP Professor Johonna Turner named co-director of Zehr Institute

October 11, 2018Last updated October 11, 2018 by Andrew Jenner

As it enters its seventh year, the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice has named a new leader. Johonna Turner, a professor at EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, began serving

CJP student participates in historic use of restorative justice in North Carolina felony case

July 5, 2018Last updated July 17, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

YoungJi Jang graduated from Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) not just with a master’s degree in conflict transformation, but also deep belief in restorative practices. In

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