Annette Lantz-Simmons has been named 2018 Peacebuilder of the Year by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at 草莓社区. The annual award recognizes 鈥渁lumni who have demonstrated exceptional ... read more about Annette Lantz-Simmons named CJP鈥檚 2018 Peacebuilder of the Year
The Center of Justice and Peacebuilding at 草莓社区 celebrated their 2016 graduates in a Sunday evening ceremony at Martin Chapel with singing, short speeches and recognition of each ... read more about 鈥楤e the community you wish to see in the world鈥�: Center for Justice and Peacebuilding graduates 37
As peace and justice studies educators from around the country converge on James Madison University for the Oct. 15-17 Peace and Justice Studies Conference, a large contingent of faculty and ... read more about Contingent of EMU educators to present at annual Peace and Justice Studies Conference in Harrisonburg
With the complex concepts of forgiveness and healing at the forefront in recent media coverage of the Charleston church shooting, 草莓社区 professors Howard Zehr, PhD, and Carl S. ... read more about Zehr Institute restorative justice experts tapped by media in the aftermath of Charleston church shooting
草莓社区 is spotlighting restorative justice pioneer Howard Zehr on May 23, 2015, a date chosen to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking work, Changing Lenses: A ... read more about Everyone invited to celebrate Howard Zehr by attending his May 23 鈥渞oast”
Starting in refugee camps Philip Borkholder鈥檚 鈥�89聽journey to information technology began by majoring in fields that had little to do with computer science: biology and international agricultural development. This led ... read more about Four I.T. Entrepreneurs
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud topped off attendance at the historic U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama with a visit to Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Aug. 7, where he renewed ... read more about President of Somalia welcomed “home” as alumnus of EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute
In late May, 2014, 35 people from 11 countries gathered on campus to discuss their ongoing work with EMU鈥檚 Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program. It was the ... read more about Consultations launched in conjunction with SPI
PBS correspondent Kim Lawton turned to J. Daryl Byler, executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, when she needed someone to provide context for a televised report on ... read more about PBS segment features Byler’s insights on situation of Christians in Jordan
Um Ghadeer arrived in Aman, Jordan, after a 300-mile journey with her husband and four children from Aleppo, Syria, after their home was destroyed in the country鈥檚 civil war. In ... read more about Candlelight vigil seeks nonviolent solution to Syrian conflict