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EMU President Makes Nobel Trip

December 9, 2011Last updated September 18, 2014 by Nate Delesline III

Eastern Mennonite University alumna Leymah Gbowee will be joined by family, friends and university President Loren Swartzendruber in Oslo this weekend as she accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. Gbowee created

Watch EMU Alum Receive Nobel Peace Prize

December 8, 2011Last updated December 13, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alumna Leymah Gbowee is one of three women jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and will receive the award on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Oslo,

EMU Alum to Head Reconciliation Efforts in Liberia

December 6, 2011Last updated January 4, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

When Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alum Leymah Gbowee won the Nobel Peace Prize she expressed a desire to “promote peace and reconciliation” in her home country of Liberia. She now

Leymah Gbowee: On Why My Son is at EMU

November 17, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on why her son is at EMU during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds

EMU Alum Leymah Gbowee on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Video: EMU Alum Leymah Gbowee on The Daily Show

November 15, 2011Last updated December 1, 2011 by

By Sheldon C. Good, Mennonite Weekly Review Jon Stewart interviewed Leymah Gbowee of Liberia on The Daily Show on Nov. 14. The two-part video is available below. Gbowee is one of

Responses to “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” screening at EMU

November 8, 2011 by

Eastern Mennonite University held a screening of the film, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell.” Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee shared her reflections. After the event,

Leymah Gbowee at EMU: On Us Versus Them

November 7, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on us versus them during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds a master’s degree

Leymah Gbowee at EMU: On Creating a Women’s Movement

November 7, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on creating a women’s movement during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds a master’s

Leymah Gbowee: On EMU as a Home and Healing Place

November 7, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on her EMU experience during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds a master’s degree

Leymah Gbowee at EMU: On Good Overcoming Evil

November 7, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on good overcoming evil during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds a master’s degree

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