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Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to speak at 2014 commencement

March 31, 2014Last updated September 24, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will give the address at Eastern Mennonite University’s 96th commencement on Sunday, April 27. Gbowee is a 2007 graduate of EMU,

Doubling Down On Success

April 30, 2012Last updated May 16, 2012 by Jeremy Hunt

Being twins, Justin and Joel Rittenhouse learned to share growing up: toys, birthdays, even, in one sense, each other’s face. Now, the 21-year-olds share another distinction — Eastern Mennonite University

Nobel Prize Winner Connected to Peace-Church Tradition

October 7, 2011Last updated March 27, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton

One of the three women receiving the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Gbowee, is closely connected with the “peace-church tradition” of the Mennonites. Gbowee, who shares the prize with Liberian

WVPT to Broadcast “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”

September 14, 2011Last updated October 24, 2011 by David Mullins and Mike Zucconi

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and WVPT-TV are co-sponsoring a special public screening of the documentary “Pray the Devil Back to

Peacebuilder alumna tells her story at EMU

October 27, 2009 by Jim Bishop

Leymah Gbowee, a 2007 graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (photo by Jon Styer) Her name is Leymah Gbowee, a 2007 graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and

Renowned peacebuilder and EMU alumna back on campus

October 19, 2009 by Jim Bishop

“Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” a gripping film account of a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for the African nation of Liberia, will be shown

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