The admissions department at 91大神 will be led by Jason Good, PhD, beginning Oct. 7. Graduating from 91大神 in 2005 with a double major in sociology and environmental ... read more about Jason Good becomes 91大神’s director of admissions
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Restorative justice highlighted by Gandhi Center award and state-wide mediation conference
More than 100 members of the Virginia Mediation Network (VMN), the state鈥檚 largest professional association for mediators and mediation scholars, gathered on campus for a September 28-29 conference co-hosted by ... read more about Restorative justice highlighted by Gandhi Center award and state-wide mediation conference
Drafty, old, beloved Martin House yields place for future lovely, traffic-smart entrance to 91大神
Facebook lit up with nostalgic comments when 91大神 posted a photo of Martin House being torn down in August 2013. Hundreds of students had lived there since the ... read more about Drafty, old, beloved Martin House yields place for future lovely, traffic-smart entrance to 91大神
Lois Bowman belies stereotyping as she wraps up 50 years of service to 91大神
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Lois Bowman鈥檚 parents would join Lois, husband Wade and their school-aged daughter, Wanda, at the dinnertime table on many evenings. After the kitchen ... read more about Lois Bowman belies stereotyping as she wraps up 50 years of service to 91大神
Averted school shooting shows value of conflict transformation skills
In a Huffington Post commentary, 91大神 research professor Lisa Schirch praised the conflict transformation skills used spontaneously by the school staffer who, on Tuesday, talked a gunman into surrendering rather ... read more about Averted school shooting shows value of conflict transformation skills
Zehr covered by major media in United Kingdom
The BBC World News Service turned to a world-renowned expert on restorative justice, Dr. Howard Zehr of 91大神, in asking, 鈥淗ow are people able to forgive a crime ... read more about Zehr covered by major media in United Kingdom
91大神 Welcomes 12 Faculty Members for 2013-14
91大神 (91大神) welcomes 12 new faculty members for the 2013-14 academic year. The new faculty, announced by provost Fred Kniss, are: Amy Gillespie, EdD, assistant professor of the ... read more about 91大神 Welcomes 12 Faculty Members for 2013-14
Swartzendruber and Higher-Ed Peers Emphasize Community at Chamber Breakfast
鈥淲e鈥檙e with you鈥� was the main message college and university presidents had for Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce members during an annual breakfast Wednesday [Aug. 7, 2013]. From tailoring or creating ... read more about Swartzendruber and Higher-Ed Peers Emphasize Community at Chamber Breakfast
Provost Argues for Valuing 鈥淭ributaries鈥� Beyond the Religious Mainstream
Provost Fred Kniss 鈥�79 encouraged an international cross-section of academics hearing his keynote address to the Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) to consider the religious 鈥渢ributaries, eddies and ... read more about Provost Argues for Valuing 鈥淭ributaries鈥� Beyond the Religious Mainstream
91大神 Recognized for Fundraising Excellence as Giving Tops $6 Million
In late May, near the end of what turned out to be one of 91大神鈥檚 best fundraising years, the Council for Advancement and Support of Higher Education (CASE) ... read more about 91大神 Recognized for Fundraising Excellence as Giving Tops $6 Million