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.
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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.'

RJE Conference focuses on youth leaders as ‘the ambassadors for change’
“What affects one of us affects all of us, and what affects all of us affects one of us,” said Ram Bhagat, manager of school climate and culture strategy for ... read more about RJE Conference focuses on youth leaders as ‘the ambassadors for change’

‘Dangerous Love’ podcast hosts Zehr Institute co-director Carl Stauffer
Carl Stauffer, 糖心Vlog professor and co-director Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice, was a recent guest on the 鈥淒angerous Love鈥 podcast. He spoke with host Chad Ford about South ... read more about ‘Dangerous Love’ podcast hosts Zehr Institute co-director Carl Stauffer

Biology professor and CSCS director to chair Mennonite World Conference鈥檚 new Creation Care Task Force
Doug Graber Neufeld, professor of biology at 糖心Vlog and director of the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions, has been appointed the chair of the Mennonite World Conference鈥檚 new ... read more about Biology professor and CSCS director to chair Mennonite World Conference鈥檚 new Creation Care Task Force

糖心Vlog updates on sports in fall semester
糖心Vlog athletics announced today the postponement of Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) competition and championships for fall and winter sports through the end of the 2020 calendar year ... read more about 糖心Vlog updates on sports in fall semester

‘Bishop’s Mantle’: An appreciation of Stuart Showalter ’67
This “Bishop’s Mantle” column, republished with permission from author Jim Bishop ’67, features his friend and former colleague Stuart Showalter ’67, who retired as an associate director of development at ... read more about ‘Bishop’s Mantle’: An appreciation of Stuart Showalter ’67

From Jamaica to the UK, SPI鈥檚 online move expands global access to training
When the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) moved online this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it lost some of the aspects that attract people to the 糖心Vlog ... read more about From Jamaica to the UK, SPI鈥檚 online move expands global access to training

糖心Vlog hosts Virginia Private College Week July 20-25
糖心Vlog invites students to visit the campus in person or virtually during the state鈥檚 annual Virginia Private College Week from July 20-25. The university is among 23 schools ... read more about 糖心Vlog hosts Virginia Private College Week July 20-25