The effect of disasters, man-made or natural, on agricultural systems in developing countries of Africa is the focus of the second Suter Science Seminar of fall semester at EMU. Dr. ... read more about Suter Science Seminar Examines ‘Sustainability’ Topic
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Panel to Focus on US Foreign Policy
The public is invited to attend an in-depth panel presentation on “US Foreign Policy and How It Affects Americans” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 10, in Martin Chapel of the seminary ... read more about Panel to Focus on US Foreign Policy
EMU Prof Launches 3D Security Initiative
Lisa Schirch The 3D Security Initiative based at EMU is attracting wide interest among national leaders who often don ... read more about EMU Prof Launches 3D Security Initiative
Refugee Children’s Artwork Given to EMU
Ken and Ellen Peachey Lawrence show an example of the Salvadoran refugee children’s drawings they have donated to EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program.Photo by Jim Bishop The art is simple, stark, ... read more about Refugee Children’s Artwork Given to EMU
Veteran Peaceworker to Speak at EMU
Peggy Gish, speaking during a peace vigil. The Common Grounds Coffeehouse at Eastern Mennonite University will host Peggy Gish, an Athens, Ohio, native who recently returned from her fourth trip ... read more about Veteran Peaceworker to Speak at EMU
Rights Worker to Speak on Impact of War
A native of the northwestern Colombian province of Choco who has been active most of her life in the struggle for women’s rights in Colombia will make two speaking appearances ... read more about Rights Worker to Speak on Impact of War
Waco and Iraq – Parallels in Bloodshed
By Michael Hudson, The Roanoke Times Jayne Docherty, associate professor of conflict studies at EMU Jayne Docherty, an associate professor of conflict studies at EMU, spent three years studying what ... read more about Waco and Iraq – Parallels in Bloodshed
Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
A group from the Summer Peacebuilding Institute that includes several Iraqi citizens plants a Southern magnolia in front of the Hillside Suites residence at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop Reformation ... read more about Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal
Doreen Ruto from Nairobi, Kenya, now a student in EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program, tells her story at a Summer Peacebuilding Institute luncheon meeting. Photo by Jim Bishop As her husband ... read more about Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal