TRAUMA AWARENESS SUPPORT IS ‘AS IMPORTANT AS BREAD: ONE FEEDS OUR SPIRITS AND THE OTHER OUR BODIES.’ —Syrian Orthodox Church clergy member WHEN DOUG AND… Read more about Transforming the Front Lines: Syrian Caregiving in Crisis
In January 2017, on their first day of winter break, a group of Palestinian teachers, administrators, counselors and other school workers gathered in Bethlehem to… Read more about Palestinian Educators Enjoy Week-Long STAR Training in Bethlehem
IN A WIDESPREAD, FAST-MOVING FIELD such as restorative justice (RJ), how does a major grant-funding organization discern where to allot funds? One answer: engage with… Read more about Maximizing Restorative Justice Impact
Name any current major conflict in the world – domestic or international – and there is likely at least one graduate on location, employing the… Read more about From the Executive Director: The World Needs More CJP Graduates
The original curriculum at what is now the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) was created in 1995, shortly after the end of the Cold… Read more about A Justice and Peacebuilding Curriculum for the 21st Century
LAUREN VAN METRE Acting Associate Vice President for Applied Research / The United States Institute of Peace/ Washington D.C. EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding infuses… Read more about Experts Share About the Value of a CJP Degree
JACQUES MUSHAGASHA MA ‘16 FROM BUKAVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / LIVING IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA / SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION… Read more about The Practicum Experience
Through its previous research, the International Labor Organization (ILO) had determined that women employed by private schools and universities in Irbid, a governorate in northern Jordan, earn… Read more about Jordanian Consultant and Trainer Raghda Quandor Reflects on Ongoing Relevance of CJP Degree
Jean Claude Nkundwa, MA ’14, thought finding work in peacebuilding in his native Burundi after graduation could take up to two years. When, he, his wife Francine… Read more about From the Field: Negotiating for Peace in Burundi
In the fall of 2016, EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) debuted an expanded course catalog featuring its new MA in Restorative Justice program.… Read more about CJP Offering New MA in Restorative Justice Degree