Professor Melody M. Pannell shares experiences in researching the effects of racism and sexism, as well as historical trauma, on the mental health of young black girls in this article for the magazine of Mennonite Women USA.
Bible and religion

91¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s long-lived Peace Fellowship advocates for the presence of justice on and off campus
Rarely does a week go by without some invitation from the Peace Fellowship to join other students, faculty and the 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ campus community in a vigil or other ... read more about 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s long-lived Peace Fellowship advocates for the presence of justice on and off campus

Standing with the Standing Rock cause
Austin Sachs, 19, a sophomore at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ, couldn’t sit by idly watching the protests erupting at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota against the Dakota Access ... read more about Standing with the Standing Rock cause

Pastoral leaders STEP up their potential in first Washington D.C. cohort of ministry training program
Ruth Njika serves as assistant youth pastor, church leader, and assistant praise and worship team leader in a Hyattsville, Maryland, church with 50 members hailing primarily from West Africa. An ... read more about Pastoral leaders STEP up their potential in first Washington D.C. cohort of ministry training program

Scholars from Harrisonburg and Lancaster campuses attend ‘Women Doing Theology’ conference
In a photo taken outside the Women Doing Theology Conference last month, Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) Lancaster student Karyn Nancarvis flexes her muscles and grins. Nancarvis attended the conference in Leesburg, ... read more about Scholars from Harrisonburg and Lancaster campuses attend ‘Women Doing Theology’ conference

‘We don’t want differences to keep us apart’: School for Leadership Training focuses on connecting across divisiveness
Congregations must grapple with the contentious times in which we live. Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 2017 School for Leadership Training (SLT) will speak to divisions of race, power, privilege and ideology—and ... read more about ‘We don’t want differences to keep us apart’: School for Leadership Training focuses on connecting across divisiveness

91¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s Bible and Religion Department
Visit http://www.emu.edu/bible to learn more! 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s Bible and Religion Department prepares students to serve by engaging in cross-cultural study, placing emphasis on creation care, learning about non-violent peacebuilding, ... read more about 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s Bible and Religion Department

Reformation documentary features four 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ experts on religion, history and peacebuilding
Four faculty and staff at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ are interviewed in a documentary about the Protestant Reformation, This Changed Everything: 500 Years of Reformation. The documentary, released in September, is ... read more about Reformation documentary features four 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ experts on religion, history and peacebuilding

Communications director for National Council of Churches shares his interfaith journey
After Sept. 11, The Rev. Steven D. Martin found himself the subject of much interest. Suddenly every public television station was scrambling for material on Muslims, and his first major ... read more about Communications director for National Council of Churches shares his interfaith journey

VCU professor, expert on African American women and the Bible to speak on ‘Sketches of Slave Life’
Professor Katherine Bassard brings her expertise in African American literature to 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ on Thursday, Nov. 10. She will give a presentation titled ‘Truly a Christian Act’: Freedom and ... read more about VCU professor, expert on African American women and the Bible to speak on ‘Sketches of Slave Life’