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‘Crossing the Line’ Anabaptist women’s history conference attracts scholars, artists and boundary-crossers

by Lauren Jefferson

Women casting off their bonnets, pushing at the margins of traditional behavior, moving away from their faith communities and into different cultures, writing and speaking of what they were told
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Summer ’17 cross-culturals travel to the Navajo Nation, Bolivia, Spain and ‘Anabaptist Europe’

by Lauren Jefferson

Madalynn Payne, traveling this summer with the “Radical Europe Anabaptist Roots” cross-cultural group from Eastern Mennonite University, says train travel, walking tours, independent exploration and dining in unfamiliar cultures have
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Stay tuned to spring semester cross-culturals traveling in Guatemala/Colombia, the Middle East and Washington D.C.

by Robert Propst

Student Robert Propst invites readers into the world of Guatemala, where he and other members of the spring Guatemala and Colombia trip led by Professor Ann Hershberger and her husband,
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From the Hill to homeless shelters, this semester’s WCSC scholars gain work experience and grow in community

by Lauren Jefferson

From brushing shoulders with congressmen and lobbyists to working with homeless people and at-risk youth, students spending the fall semester at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center bring home a range
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October celebration will mark 40 years of service and learning at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center

by Lauren Jefferson

Best friends through their college years at Eastern Mennonite University, Joel Daly and Bess Steury spent the fall semester of 2002 at Washington Community Scholars’ Center in Washington D.C. Joel
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Interdisciplinary conference on women of Anabaptist traditions, slated for June 2017, announces call for proposals

by Lauren Jefferson

Scholars, activists, students and literary, performing and visual artists alike are invited to submit proposals for consideration to “Crossing the Line: Women of Anabaptist Traditions Encounter Borders and Boundaries,” a
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