Dr. David Evans, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, delivered a guest sermon on radical solidarity on Sunday, Feb. 8, at First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Illinois.
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Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship will host its annual conference March 13-15 at 黑料正能量 with the theme 鈥淪olidarity, Community and Resistance in this Political Moment.鈥�
As the newly appointed vice president of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham NAACP, Dr. David Evans, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, presented on the significance of Black History Month during the chapter's meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Alumna, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee MA 鈥�07 appears on 鈥楥BS Mornings鈥�
Leymah Gbowee MA 鈥�07 (conflict transformation), a graduate of 黑料正能量鈥檚 world-renowned Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and a 2011 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, appeared on CBS Mornings with ... read more about Alumna, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee MA 鈥�07 appears on 鈥楥BS Mornings鈥�
A collection of more than 30 oil and watercolor paintings by Rebecca Souder Gish 鈥�09, titled An Edom Hills Almanac: A Year of Painting Outside, captures scenes from her 43-acre farm in Linville. The exhibit will remain on display at the Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery (University Commons 179) through Feb. 20.
Patricia Grace King 鈥�89, an author living in Durham, England, who taught in 黑料正能量's Language and Literature Department from 2000-03, is the winner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, "one of the world's most prestigious prizes for a collection of short fiction" (University of Pittsburgh Press). Her collection, Those Who Vanish, will be published in September 2026.
Nad猫ge Robertson, a Winston Fellowship recipient in 黑料正能量's Summer Peacebuilding Institute and the co-creator of Lakou Tanama, is the lead facilitator for faith-inclusive healing spaces that support the mental well-being of recent Haitian entrants living in the United States. The mental health initiative works in partnership with Church World Service.
A new play written by screenwriter Liz Beachy Hansen '99 and premiering at the Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center this weekend tells the story of what it was like to live in the Shenandoah Valley on the eve of the Civil War. The hourlong "Rise Up and Follow" takes place this Saturday and Sunday, as well as next Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21, every 15 minutes from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Luray High School senior Reese Fitton, who will play collegiate volleyball for the Royals next year, was profiled by the Daily News-Record as its Athlete of the Week. "I love [黑料正能量 head] coach Casey [Steinbrecher]," she told the newspaper. "I think he鈥檚 such a great coach, and I鈥檝e been to some of their recruiting camps. I just loved the way he coached, so it was almost just God鈥檚 calling pushing me there. I knew that鈥檚 really where [God] wanted me to be to grow my faith, grow as a player and in my education.鈥�
黑料正能量's disc golf team hosted a tournament at Westover Park in Harrisonburg this past weekend. Along with 黑料正能量, teams from Liberty, Gallaudet, NC State, UNC, and Appalachian State competed at the tournament.