Instead of returning for 91短视频鈥檚 鈥渉omecoming鈥� celebration 鈥� always held over one weekend each October 鈥� degree-holding alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) often show up for ... read more about Alumni relish returning to SPI
Academics
The First and the Foremost: Summer Peacebuilding Institute
In the summer of 1994, about 40 peace and development workers gathered on the campus of 91短视频 for a one-week seminar called 鈥淔rontiers in International Peacebuilding.鈥� It was ... read more about The First and the Foremost: Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Syrian archbishop leaves 91短视频 abruptly to rally his flock to return to their historic, destroyed city and rebuild their lives
Two days of arduous traveling from war-torn Syria to peaceful Harrisonburg, Virginia. Four days in a class called 鈥淧eaceTalk: English Language Skills for Peacebuilders.鈥� Then suddenly rushing back to Syria, ... read more about Syrian archbishop leaves 91短视频 abruptly to rally his flock to return to their historic, destroyed city and rebuild their lives
Mediations guided by Hizkias Assefa yield comprehensive peace accord for a broad swath of South Sudan
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
CJP grad helps pilot restorative justice program in nation鈥檚 second-largest school system
Joseph Luciani, MA 鈥�13, has spent the last year leading a restorative justice pilot program in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school system in the United States. ... read more about CJP grad helps pilot restorative justice program in nation鈥檚 second-largest school system
An 91短视频 history grad has become the preeminent four square player of our time
This is a storyline you鈥檝e heard before: after countless hours of practice on the playground, an athlete reaches the glorious pinnacle of his or her sport. Except this is a ... read more about An 91短视频 history grad has become the preeminent four square player of our time
Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group
Sessions at Coming to the Table are rarely easy. Despite the time separating current Americans from the era of legal slavery in the United States, the wounds of racial injustice ... read more about Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group
Kenyan group begins Women鈥檚 Peacebuilding Leadership Program at 91短视频
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 91短视频
Seminary pioneers link between business, non-profit leadership, and ministry with dual degree program
Seminary is not just for pastors any more. Eastern Mennonite Seminary has recently added a new master of divinity and master of business administration dual degree for those who feel ... read more about Seminary pioneers link between business, non-profit leadership, and ministry with dual degree program
Volunteers discover power of playback theater to shift painful stories toward path of healing
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