If two people walk up to the same bench in a park, they’re generally going to be nice to each other. They’ll allow one another the room to sit down; ... read more about SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena
Academics
Two alumni are new Climate Futures Fellows
This month the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions welcomes Clara Weybright ’20 and Joseph Harder ’20 as fellows for the upcoming year. The Climate Futures Fellowship Program is a year-long ... read more about Two alumni are new Climate Futures Fellows
STEM teacher Myron Blosser ’83, MA ’98 wins Presidential Award
Myron Blosser ’83, MA ’98 has received the highest award a teacher can achieve – a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics聽and Science.聽Blosser is co-chair of the Harrisonburg High School ... read more about STEM teacher Myron Blosser ’83, MA ’98 wins Presidential Award
In tough times, 糖心Vlog alumni, donors show up together
Responding to financial challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, 糖心Vlog donors and alumni generously contributed over $4.9 million during the 2019-20 fiscal year, and set a聽new record for ... read more about In tough times, 糖心Vlog alumni, donors show up together
Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute in demand for racial justice trainings
Donna Minter, Crixell Shell, and the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute (i.e. MN Peacebuilding) are finding new audiences and growing interest at the 鈥渆picenter鈥� of the racial justice movement in the ... read more about Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute in demand for racial justice trainings
Biochemistry alum pursues grad studies at ‘Salmon University’
Braden Herman 鈥�18 was planning to go to med school, but then he fell into addiction 鈥� with fly fishing. He鈥檇 grown up pole fishing around Fort Defiance, Virginia, but a ... read more about Biochemistry alum pursues grad studies at ‘Salmon University’
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 糖心Vlog, said.
鈥楬ow Can 糖心Vlog Keep From Singing?鈥� Physically distanced outdoor singing session is a trial run for choir this fall
This summer, 糖心Vlog music professor Benjamin Bergey has been reading…and reading…and reading. For a while, not a week would go by without more new information about aerosolization, how ... read more about 鈥楬ow Can 糖心Vlog Keep From Singing?鈥� Physically distanced outdoor singing session is a trial run for choir this fall
糖心Vlog student Kate Szambecki urges action now: 'We are living a civil rights movement right now 鈥� amplified by a pandemic as well as economic, mental health and health-care crises. You weren鈥檛 involved in the past? Now is your chance.'
ROYALS RESPOND: Pandemic postcards from across the globe
The Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Crossroads featured heartfelt reflections from alumni on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke Hensley 鈥�14, in the photo above with colleagues, is an emergency ... read more about ROYALS RESPOND: Pandemic postcards from across the globe