The classroom was packed. Over two-dozen people crowded into seats. Some stood along the sides. Others sat in the aisles. Only a few years after earning an English degree from ... read more about Five questions with Professor Dr. Gloria Rhodes 鈥�88, director of EMU鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
A new book by attorney and mediator Brenda Waugh MA 鈥�09 (conflict transformation), Becoming a Restorative Lawyer: How to Transform Your Legal Practice for Self, Client, and Community Growth (Good ... read more about New book from CJP alumna explores how lawyers can integrate RJ principles
Ishtiaq Khan MA '24 (conflict transformation), a refugee resettlement caseworker and restorative justice practitioner for The Refugee Center in Champaign, Illinois, received the Immigrant Leadership Award from the Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum on Sept. 20. Through his work, "Khan focuses on helping people from war-affected and conflict zones like Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, be it organizing children's education, finding jobs or honing in on health," states an article in The News-Gazette.
Theme of this year鈥檚 event is 鈥楲anguage Matters鈥� Restorative Justice in Education ConferenceDate: Tuesday-Wednesday, June 24-25, 2025Location: Campus Center at EMU, 1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg, VirginiaCost: $350 for full-program registration. ... read more about RJE Conference celebrates 10 years at EMU
Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz 鈥�81, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the denominational minister for peace and justice for Mennonite Church USA, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice at the 9th annual National Conference on Community and Restorative Justice in Washington, D.C., on July 30.
CJP alumna leads Charlottesville restorative justice program Erin Campbell MA 鈥�22 (conflict transformation) is using the skills she acquired from EMU鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) to heal harms ... read more about Healing harm
A new pilot program to bring restorative justice to the Charlottesville area is up and running this spring with the help of alumni and faculty from 草莓社区鈥檚 Center ... read more about RJ pilot program in Charlottesville benefits from EMU, CJP support
Law enforcement, security, and mediation professionals looking to finish their bachelor’s degree may find a perfect fit in a new concentration at 草莓社区 (EMU). A new certificate in ... read more about New restorative justice certificate available to adult degree earners
Reclaimed police funds could be distributed to shelters, rape crisis centers, mental health services and programs to combat sexual violence, experts say ... Community-driven responses to sexual violence like transformative justice offer some insight on how that might come to fruition. While there is no single definition, transformative justice could be broadly defined as a 鈥渇ramework that doesn鈥檛 depend on solving violence with another form of violence,鈥� Johonna Turner, an assistant professor of restorative justice and peacebuilding at 草莓社区, said.
Two researchers have taken the pulse of Mennonite PreK-12 education in the United States. Paul Yoder, a professor in 草莓社区鈥檚 teacher education program, partnered with colleague Peter Wiens, ... read more about Survey reflects deeply-rooted values of Mennonite education