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Students Issue Calls for Peace in Oratorical Contest

April 10, 2011Last updated May 3, 2011 by Jim Bishop

Seven Eastern Mennonite University students raised their voices in a call for practical peacemaking Mar. 25, 2011, in the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratory contest. Each speaker applied the

EMU Senior Cited for Peace Oratory

February 9, 2011Last updated February 2, 2012 by Jim Bishop

An Eastern Mennonite University honors student took second place in an international peace oratory contest. Jessica Sarriot, a senior development and peacebuilding major with minors in pre-law, political studies, history

EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy

January 27, 2011Last updated September 17, 2014 by Scott Borgelt, Bluffton University

The United States needs to invest more in development and diplomacy to address root causes of insecurity worldwide. And in Iraq, Afghanistan and other global hot spots, local residents must

Interfaith Peace Camp Promotes Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Skills for Area Children

June 24, 2010Last updated March 18, 2011 by Jim Bishop

"Building Bridges, Building Peace" is the theme for the third annual Interfaith Peace Camp to be held at EMU June 22-July 2. Children at the 2009 Interfaith Peace Camp enjoyed

Three Generations of Peacebuilding Family from Argentina Study at SPI

June 22, 2010 by Chris Edwards

Lilian Burlando and grandson Matias Echazu of Argentina between class sessions at EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Photo by Jon Styer Three generations of a family have recently attended EMU’s Summer

EMU Hosts Interfaith Forum, Professor from Iran

June 10, 2010Last updated June 29, 2016 by Gretchen Maust

Abraham’s Tent: A Center for Interfaith Engagement at EMU, hosted Dr. Rasoul Rasoulipour, a philosophy of religion professor in Tehran, Iran, for a day-long campus visit, May 25, 2010.

Peacebuilding Program Dedicates New Learning Space

June 1, 2010 by Jim Bishop

Lynn Roth, executive director of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, expresses gratitude for the spacious new CJP classroom and the significant contribution it is already making to the program.

From CNN: When Kin of Slaves and Owner Meet

May 20, 2010 by Wayne Drash, CNN

Betty (left) and Phoebe Kilby, descendants of slaves and slave owners, connected in 2007 and are part of Coming to the Table, an EMU/CJP program devoted to healing the wounds

Noted Peacebuilder to Speak on Campus April 15

April 7, 2010 by Jim Bishop

A world-renown mediator, strategist and catalyst for peace will give a public address Thursday, Apr. 15, at EMU. John Paul Lederach John Paul Lederach, the co-founding director of the Conflict

March 22 Play Explores Peace and Justice Themes

March 16, 2010 by Jim Bishop

Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 22 in Lehman

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