Professor Timothy Seidel wins the Edward Said Award from Third World Quarterly for his paper, ''Occupied territory is occupied territory': James Baldwin, Palestine and the possibilities of transnational solidarity."
Applied social sciences

BSU-sponsored ‘Town Hall on Race’ convenes campus community for honest conversation
Participants at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿â€™s second annual Town Hall on Race at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Feb. 9 asked for more awareness about the role of race in relationship-building and interactive ... read more about BSU-sponsored ‘Town Hall on Race’ convenes campus community for honest conversation

Legendary civil rights activist and Republican mayor team up for health reform, kick off speaking tour at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿
Civil rights activist Bob Zellner is at it again—working for justice and equality. Zellner, 77, was the first white southerner on staff of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)—the influential ... read more about Legendary civil rights activist and Republican mayor team up for health reform, kick off speaking tour at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿

Alumna helps to win record-setting settlement in age discrimination case
Emily Derstine Friesen ’07, an attorney with Console Mattiacci Law LLC, and her co-counsel secured the largest verdict ever obtained by an individual plaintiff in an age discrimination suit. On ... read more about Alumna helps to win record-setting settlement in age discrimination case

‘Rescuing Jesus’ author and journalist Deborah Jian Lee to speak about counter-cultures reclaiming evangelicalism
Journalist, radio producer, professor and author Deborah Jian Lee will visit ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The 10 a.m. chapel in Lehman Auditorium and a 4 p.m. colloquium, ... read more about ‘Rescuing Jesus’ author and journalist Deborah Jian Lee to speak about counter-cultures reclaiming evangelicalism

At Selma in ’65 and again 50 years later: Civil rights activist Bob Zellner visits ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ for two lectures and time with students
Attacks, arrests, threats and the murders of his friends could not deter Bob Zellner, a white Southerner, from fighting for racial equality in the civil rights movement. The lifelong activist ... read more about At Selma in ’65 and again 50 years later: Civil rights activist Bob Zellner visits ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ for two lectures and time with students

After summer conditioning, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s Guest finding home on court
It took Jonae Guest nearly all four years to do what any college basketball player should be able to do. Guest logged at least 24 minutes of playing time in ... read more about After summer conditioning, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s Guest finding home on court
Melody M. Pannell, assistant professor of social work at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, talks about marching with her family members from New York City, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and Harrisonburg, Virginia — "North, South, Liberal, Conservative, White and Black all marching together."

Campus gears up for MLK Jr. Week celebrations and Black History Month
An abundance of cultural, educational, and interactive events about American black history and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place in January and February at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Campus gears up for MLK Jr. Week celebrations and Black History Month
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.