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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTarini Nagasaila Suresh<\/strong> (pictured left), an MA in conflict transformation graduate, encouraged her fellow graduates to lean into the messy, confusing and uncomfortable parts of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf we embrace and nurture our turmoil, it can facilitate transformational growth in our lives. If we expect and hope to change the world, we must be the change we hope to see,\u201d said Suresh, who credits CJP with teaching her that she will always be a student of life.<\/p>\n\n\n MA in conflict transformation graduate Anne Coyne<\/strong> (pictured right) spoke about the doubts she and others feel about the world and the way those doubts are nourished by fellow classmates. \u201cI have learned that this doubt is not in opposition to hope or purpose, but rather it feeds hope and purpose,\u201d shared Coyne, who says she found a \u201cnetwork of genuine care\u201d at CJP and learned that holding \u201cdeep convictions and the worth of every person are intertwined skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2023 grads represent four countries\u2014India, Liberia, Mexico and the Republic of Korea\u2014and six U.S. states: California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduates will work in the fields of restorative justice, human and victims\u2019 rights, the ministry, environmental justice, peace education, counseling, LGBTQ+ social justice advocacy, and urban studies, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kandel <\/strong>shared her appreciation for the values, principles, models, analysis tools and course content she learned at CJP, but said she holds most closely her \u201ccompanions and their way of being in the world.\u201d \u201cThey have inspired me to continue the ever so daunting, yet incredible work of peace, justice, and transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rounding out the celebration was a graduate \u201csending\u201d by Justice Robert Yazzie, a citizen of and Chief Justice Emeritus of the Navajo Nation; a graduate slideshow; and a ukulele solo of Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher\u2019s \u201cRainbow Connection\u201d by MA in conflict transformation graduate Elizabeth Eby<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Erin Campbell – Afton, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hyojin Chang – Namyangju, Republic of Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anne Coyne – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elizabeth Eby – Goshen, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keren Kandel – Kouts, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tarini Nagasaila Suresh – Chennai, India<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philip Quoqui – Monrovia, Liberia<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/05\/10164508\/52881859684_e78d1a3859_h-1.jpg\")
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Keren Kandel<\/strong> (pictured above), who earned an MA in conflict transformation, is also one of the first (along with Grant Miller<\/strong>) to earn a graduate certificate in faith-based peacebuilding<\/a>. The new certificate for 2022-23 is a partnership between Eastern Mennonite Seminary and the CJP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/05\/10163648\/52881702581_699301b973_h-1024x678.jpg\")
CJP Class of 2023 Graduates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n