One Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alum plans to bomb Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Bridge next month – with miles of yarn. More than a year of work involving thousands of volunteers ... read more about EMU Alum Knitting Community in Pittsburgh
Peacebuilding
Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places
Bekah Enns’ great-grandparents would not recognize the way she is pursuing an academic degree in 2013. For one thing, the senior history major at Eastern Mennonite University spent last semester ... read more about Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places
SPI Alumni Help With Syrian Refugee Crisis
Syrians are flooding into neighboring Jordan at the rate of more than 1,000 per night, seeking refuge from a brutal civil war. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has taken steps to ... read more about SPI Alumni Help With Syrian Refugee Crisis
Be a Peacebuilder With Two Degrees in Just Five Years
A new program through Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and applied social sciences department is designed to give students both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in conflict ... read more about Be a Peacebuilder With Two Degrees in Just Five Years
Egypt Trip Shows Common Ground of Seminary and Peacebuilding
Ever since 2011, Egypt has featured prominently in U.S. news. But what do U.S. citizens, especially Christians, really know about the country? Matthew Bucher and Greta Shenk are teaming up ... read more about Egypt Trip Shows Common Ground of Seminary and Peacebuilding
Be a Skilled Worker for Peace and Justice, Supported by Proven Leaders in the Field
Join a network of 400 alumni working to reduce violence, promote justice, and bring positive changes to their settings by embarking on graduate studies at the Center for Justice and ... read more about Be a Skilled Worker for Peace and Justice, Supported by Proven Leaders in the Field
Howard Zehr Shifts to Leading Role in New Restorative Justice Institute
Howard Zehr, widely known as the “grandfather of restorative justice,” will step aside from his teaching role at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) after the spring 2013 semester and begin co-leading ... read more about Howard Zehr Shifts to Leading Role in New Restorative Justice Institute
EMU Peace Profs Go to Women in Somaliland
Six of the women who planned to study at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in the summer of 2012 in the brand-new Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program were unable to enter the ... read more about EMU Peace Profs Go to Women in Somaliland
Paintings, Pottery and Photography Combine in a “Beautiful Peace”
Paintings, pottery, photography and art come together in a show by Lisa Schirch, peacebuilding artist and practitioner-in-residence, on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m., in the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) ... read more about Paintings, Pottery and Photography Combine in a “Beautiful Peace”
Ripple Effect: Grad Leads STAR Trainings in Somalia for USAID
A graduate of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), as well as the center’s Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program, is playing a ... read more about Ripple Effect: Grad Leads STAR Trainings in Somalia for USAID