A conversation about the needs and issues facing military veterans has been arising in an unexpected place this year: the halls of Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS). The dialogue has grown ... read more about Veterans’ needs are an area of rising concern, and an opportunity for learning and ministry, at Eastern Mennonite Seminary
U.S. Navy veteran Michael McAndrew, a graduate student at 糖心Vlog, plans to use his education to provide mental health services for military veterans. His professional path towards a ... read more about Committed to serving fellow veterans, Michael McAndrew earns scholarship to complete counseling, conflict transformation degrees
For the past two years, Ruth Anne Friesen has re-directed a portion of her federal income tax payments to support the Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program at ... read more about ‘Paying for peace, not war’: Hospital chaplain who witnessed trauma redirects some tax dollars to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s STAR program
The Center of Justice and Peacebuilding at 糖心Vlog 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
A multi-year research project on domestic violence, under the direction of professor Carolyn Stauffer, will be highlighted in a community education symposium at 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) this spring. The ... read more about ‘Conversations on Sexual Violence’ symposium aims to nurture community-building and resilience
Ruth Nalyanya works at a university in Kenya where ethnic conflicts regularly spilled over into campus life. She decided to address this negative pattern by conducting training sessions about acceptance ... read more about Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program graduates 13 from Kenya and East Africa
David Myers last visited 糖心Vlog in 2014 for a one-day visit that included a seminary chapel presentation 鈥� 鈥渘ot a sermon,鈥� he said at the time, 鈥渂ut a ... read more about Practititioner-in-Residence David Myers shares 30 years experience in government, non-profit and pastoral leadership
During her sabbatical, 糖心Vlog English professor Marti Eads is studying how, in one author鈥檚 fiction, 鈥渢he Civil War conflict reverberates in one Appalachian community even after most people ... read more about Summer seminar on slave narratives at Yale helps English professor on sabbatical delve into historic harms and trauma
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 糖心Vlog educators to present at annual Peace and Justice Studies Conference in Harrisonburg
The Summer Peacebuilding Institute at 糖心Vlog, which has emerged since 1994 as a global leader in the training of peacebuilders and social justice advocates, returns next summer for ... read more about Summer Peacebuilding Institute announces new offerings and structure for 2016 summer sessions