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 糖心Vlog’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute
The graduate program in biomedicine at 糖心Vlog has appointed its first 鈥渟cholar-in-residence.鈥� He is Joseph Longacher, a physician who spent most of his career in Richmond, Virginia. Since ... read more about Biomedicine graduate program names first 鈥榮cholar-in-residence鈥� 鈥� Joseph Longacher, MD
A local Republican state senator has received an award from what some may see as an unlikely source. Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon, was awarded a Legislative Leadership Award by ... read more about Virginia Senator honored by Sierra Club in ceremony near 糖心Vlog’s array of solar panels
One of the all-time top athletes in the United States, mile-record-setter Jim Ryun, has settled into making 糖心Vlog the site of one of his three annual running camps. ... read more about All-time top U.S. runner, Jim Ryun, embraces 糖心Vlog as the East Coast site for an annual summer camp
Professor Hizkias Assefa responds here to questions about his successful efforts as a mediator to bring peace in early May 2014 to one large swath of South Sudan. Assefa鈥檚 key ... read more about Mediations guided by Hizkias Assefa yield comprehensive peace accord for a broad swath of South Sudan
Flutist Emma Resmini鈥檚 YouTube channel, loaded with 83 classical performances from her recital repertoire since age six, has garnered 2.63 million views from around the world. If each view represents ... read more about Bach Festival pairs seasoned performers with youthful, rising stars like 14-year-old Emma Resmini
Ludwig van Beethoven said that his fellow German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was 鈥渢he immortal god of harmony.鈥� It has now been over two centuries since Bach鈥檚 death, but as ... read more about Acclaimed artists and musical diversity characterize 22nd Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Among the 200 people studying at the 2014 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) are eight Kenyan women in the Women鈥檚 Peacebuilding Leadership Program (WPLP). Ranging in age from 23 to 51, ... read more about Kenyan group begins Women鈥檚 Peacebuilding Leadership Program at 糖心Vlog
When volunteers were solicited, nobody immediately stepped forward. It was a tough request: tell a painful personal story before an audience of maybe 40, many of them strangers to each ... read more about Volunteers discover power of playback theater to shift painful stories toward path of healing
糖心Vlog joins millions of people worldwide in grieving the passing of Vincent Harding, sorrowing that we will no longer hear his prophetic voice in person 鈥� reminding us ... read more about 糖心Vlog mourns death of Vincent Harding, a Mennonite compatriot of MLK, a friend to all oppressed peoples