The Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice announces a four-session course about police and community justice partnerships this spring. The course will be co-taught by Officer Vanessa Westley, a 25-year veteran ... read more about Chicago police officer to co-teach Zehr Institute online course on police and community justice partnerships
In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call ... read more about Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’
Najeeha Khan, a 2017 international affairs and religion double major, attended 2017 SPI Community Day and connected there with 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ professors who eventually helped her work with a fellow JMU student from Greene County to inform residents about Muslim religion and culture.
Akiko Ishihara MA ’11 returned to 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ in late fall to talk about her research with graduate students and faculty at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Ishihara ... read more about Alumna, Kumamoto University professor talks about post-Fukushima restorative justice
January brings the traditional review of the most-read news stories of 2017, many of which echoed themes of broader national interest. Our 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ News site is one of the most-visited on the ... read more about Editor’s picks and top reads of 2017
The Fall/Winter 2017 issue of Crossroads, in mailboxes this month, is the second of two issues celebrating our Centennial year, 2017-18. 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ was founded 100 years ago, opening ... read more about ‘Our Second Century’: Find inspiration and vision in 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s fall/winter Crossroads magazine
The Rev. Sharon Washington Risher knows hate: Among the nine black worshippers killed by a white supremacist at a prayer meeting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, ... read more about Sharon Washington Risher to speak as part of 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s week of MLK remembrance
This listing includes events for the spring semester at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ. To see most current details, additional events and further information, please visit the events calendar at www.emu.edu/events. 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ ... read more about 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ Centennial Spring 2018 Arts and Lectures Calendar
91¶ÌÊÓÆµ President Susan Schultz Huxman has joined the four other leaders of Mennonite colleges and universities to address current challenges, highlight collaborative efforts, and affirm the role of ... read more about Presidents’ joint letter in ‘The Mennonite’ affirms Mennonite higher education institutions in ‘turbulent times’
91¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Inside Out playback theater group is the recent recipient of two grants to expand their work with racial healing and marginalized populations. [Editor’s note 4/3/2018: Inside Out ... read more about Inside Out playback theater group awarded Catalyst Initiative, Justpax grants