This is the first of three profiles about the recipients of EMU’s 2025 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit ... read more about Alumni Awards: Collaborative worldbuilder Fabrice Guerrier MA ’15聽named Alum of the Year聽
Barry Hart, professor emeritus at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, completed a one-year project with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in South Sudan. He and colleague Bena Mark, lecturer of psychology at Juba University, trained 45 psychosocial support facilitators in trauma awareness, resilience, psychosocial support, psychological first-aid, peacebuilding, restorative justice and trustbuilding, as well as a range of related subjects that are context-specific to South Sudan, but can be applied to other settings. They also produced a training manual on these subjects.
Professor Kathy Evans contributes on the effects of trauma in educational environments in this coverage of the US government's boarding schools for Native Americans.
Eastern Mennonite Seminary announces a new Graduate Certificate in Faith-Based Peacebuilding, launching in fall 2022. The certificate is designed for faith community leaders who want to more effectively respond to ... read more about New graduate certificate in faith-based peacebuilding to launch in fall 2022
Katie Mansfield, lead trainer of EMU's聽STAR聽(Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience) program, shares this blog post is part of Mennonite Church USA鈥檚聽听颈苍颈迟颈补迟颈惫别.
“You are the subject of your own research.” Listening to that inner voice sent Lisa Collins, EdD, on her own journey of autoethnography. Collins is co-teaching Strategies for Trauma Awareness ... read more about ‘Healing from Racial Trauma’: SPI instructor Lisa Collins shares how STAR training moved her forward
Lisa Schirch, the Richard G. Starmann Sr. Professor of the Practice in Peace Studies at Notre Dame鈥檚 Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will be the first speaker in the ... read more about Lisa Schirch to speak on decolonializing peacebuilding at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
The day before acclaimed human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson gave the Commencement address at 草莓社区, 29 graduates of the university鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding gathered virtually for ... read more about CJP鈥檚 29 peacebuilding graduates from the Class of 鈥�22 are 鈥榓lready changing the world鈥�
草莓社区鈥檚 Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announces the recipients of the inaugural Inclusive Excellence Grants. The program, which started this academic year, offers EMU faculty, staff, and ... read more about Office of DEI announces 2022 Inclusive Excellence Grant awardees聽
Though it鈥檚 only March, Bill Goldberg is already looking forward to the 2022 Summer Peacebuilding Institute this May and June with anticipation. After two years of online programming, SPI returns ... read more about Summer Peacebuilding Institute back in person with 鈥榓ll-star鈥� line-up of courses, instructors