In the eight years since first attending the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) at Eastern Mennonite University, Ala Ali, an Iraqi-Kurdish civil society activist and peacebuilder, has put the lessons she ... read more about Iraqi Returns For Grad Degree After 8-Year Absence
Peacebuilding, sustainability, and cross-cultural encounter are core to Eastern Mennonite University, located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. EMU is uniquely hospitable to people from a variety of cultures and ... read more about EMU – A Home Away From Home
On the week that Bill Goldberg welcomed 67 people from 27 countries to the first session of the 2012 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI), he pondered the changes he has seen ... read more about 27 Nationalities at Summer Peace Institute
Dan Terry, 64, was among 10 humanitarian aid workers assassinated in Afghanistan in August 2010, but his remarkable life cannot be defined by his brutal death. Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) ... read more about “Weaving Life” Documentary to Highlight Life of Dan Terry
Courtesy Religious Herald, Apr. 10, 2012 A concentration in justice and peacebuilding will be available to master of divinity degree students at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR) beginning this ... read more about CJP, Baptist Theological Seminary Partner for Justice and Peacebuilding Degree
Two events at Eastern Mennonite University this week showcase the intersection between the arts and creating a more peaceful world. “The Feminine Divine: Embrace and Release” is a participatory dance ... read more about CJP, Theater and VaCA Provide Collaborative Events
Leymah Gbowee spoke on the “greatness of girls” and the creation of the Young Girls Transformative Project at the 2012 TED conference. Gbowee, who earned a master’s degree in conflict ... read more about Gbowee Shares “Greatness of Girls” at Conference
Courtesy Daily News Record, Mar. 19, 2012 Leymah Gbowee’s journey to becoming a Nobel Peace laureate began, ironically enough, because she was angry. Angry about the way women’s roles were ... read more about Be ‘Your Own Mandela …’
Howard Zehr, Professor of Restorative Justice at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, and Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Restorative Justice Coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee U.S., present “A Brief ... read more about A Brief History of Restorative Justice
Trying to get around the hustle and bustle of Harrisonburg roadways has driven Tyler Groff to greener pastures. Groff, a senior peacebuilding and development major at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), ... read more about Groff Helping Connect Harrisonburg