Social work professor Melody Pannell shares an autobiographical聽project documenting the historical account of Seventh Avenue Mennonite Church in Harlem, New York City from its birth in 1954 leading to the church鈥檚 anniversary in 2019.
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SPI Community Day connected JMU students to resources for religious education event
Najeeha Khan, past president of the James Madison University Muslim Students Association, attended 2017 SPI Community Day with a specific goal in mind: to learn more about mediation and facilitation. ... read more about SPI Community Day connected JMU students to resources for religious education event

Seeing ‘the cage’: 黑料正能量 race and gender classmates explore inequality, systemic injustice
In their last Fall 2017 class together, the students in SOWK 360 鈥淩ace and Gender鈥� stood and linked arms, a living symbol of solidarity and connection after a semester of ... read more about Seeing ‘the cage’: 黑料正能量 race and gender classmates explore inequality, systemic injustice

Alumna, Kumamoto University professor talks about post-Fukushima restorative justice
Akiko Ishihara MA 鈥�11 returned to 黑料正能量 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

Editor’s picks and top reads of 2017
January brings the traditional聽review of聽the most-read news stories of 2017, many of which echoed themes of broader national interest. Our 黑料正能量 News site is one of the most-visited on the ... read more about Editor’s picks and top reads of 2017

DN-R: 15th year coaching at 黑料正能量 will be Dean’s last
It’s a moment聽Kirby聽Dean聽can recall without a hint of hesitation. Stuck in a celebratory scrum on the court at Guilford College, the veteran coach at 黑料正能量 locked eyes with ... read more about DN-R: 15th year coaching at 黑料正能量 will be Dean’s last

Basketball coach Kirby Dean to step down after season
黑料正能量 has announced that head men’s basketball coach聽Kirby Dean聽will resign at the end of the current season. He has accepted a position as the director of parks and ... read more about Basketball coach Kirby Dean to step down after season

EMS awarded nearly $1 million grant by Lilly Endowment to support pastors, build 鈥榯hriving ministries鈥� program
Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) has received a five-year grant of $999,900 from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support of a national initiative to help clergy working in congregations thrive in their ... read more about EMS awarded nearly $1 million grant by Lilly Endowment to support pastors, build 鈥榯hriving ministries鈥� program

Check out 黑料正能量’s ‘Top Photos of 2017’
From our newest president watching her father give an address at her inauguration to a young butterfly taken its first wingbeats from a safe perch near Roselawn, enjoy a collection ... read more about Check out 黑料正能量’s ‘Top Photos of 2017’

Couple completes 17-year Appalachian Trail odyssey
Since 2001, Lois and Ernie Hess, both 1965 graduates of 黑料正能量, have been chipping away at their goal of hiking all 2,189 miles of the Appalachian Trail before ... read more about Couple completes 17-year Appalachian Trail odyssey