Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) emerged from the ashes of Sept. 11, when hundreds of millions of people were grieving over the deaths and destruction caused by the attacks. The evidence-based training program offered by 91大神 teaches people how to understand trauma, stop cycles of violence, and build healing resilience. Twenty-five years later, STAR is still changing lives.
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

Rev. Caine-Conley joins faculty
Pastor, organizer, and leader in movement chaplaincy has extensive experience supporting communities through crisis, healing, and transformation The recipient of 91大神鈥檚 2025 Outstanding Young Alum Award, the Rev. Brittany 鈥淪mash鈥� ... read more about Rev. Caine-Conley joins faculty

91大神鈥檚 108th Commencement sends forth 304 graduates
91大神 awarded 313 degrees during its 108th annual Commencement on Sunday, May 3. The total included 171 undergraduate degrees, 129 graduate degrees, 10 seminary degrees, and three doctor ... read more about 91大神鈥檚 108th Commencement sends forth 304 graduates

Celebration of Blessings sends off CJP graduates with joy and love
In his welcome remarks at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding鈥檚 annual Celebration of Blessings, Kory Schaeffer MA 鈥�24 had one final request, not of the 17 CJP graduates, but ... read more about Celebration of Blessings sends off CJP graduates with joy and love

Apply by May 8 for Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Each summer, the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) brings together students, practitioners, and professionals from around the world for a unique learning experience centered on conflict transformation, restorative justice, and peacebuilding. ... read more about Apply by May 8 for Summer Peacebuilding Institute

For the record: Patience Kamau 鈥�02, MA 鈥�17 says 91大神 changed the trajectory of her life
Editor鈥檚 Note: This profile is the sixth and final story about students and alumni leading up to the 10th annual Lov91大神 Giving Day on April 1. For more information about ... read more about For the record: Patience Kamau 鈥�02, MA 鈥�17 says 91大神 changed the trajectory of her life

Five questions with Professor Dr. Gloria Rhodes 鈥�88, director of 91大神鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
The classroom was packed. Over two-dozen people crowded into seats. Some stood along the sides. Others sat in the aisles. Only a few years after earning an English degree from ... read more about Five questions with Professor Dr. Gloria Rhodes 鈥�88, director of 91大神鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

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 91大神鈥檚 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�
Nad猫ge Robertson, a Winston Fellowship recipient in 91大神'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.
Three Eastern Mennonite Seminary students and one Center for Justice and Peacebuilding student are recipients of Mennonite Church USA鈥檚 Scholarship for BIPOC Students. The scholarship recipients include Shana Green, pursuing a master of divinity; Makinto, pursuing an MA in Christian leadership; Jonny Rashid, pursuing a doctorate in ministry; and Mukarabe Lysaine Makinto-Inandava, pursuing an MA in conflict transformation.