Professor Regina Shands Stoltzfus ’84: The Violence of ‘Normal’ – Sojo.net
Violence is a continuum. And it can start long before someone buys a gun.
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Local residents saddened by violence toward LGBTQ community – The Goshen News
Regina Shands Stoltzfus, an assistant professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies, said she hopes the aftermath of the violence will be a movement to eliminate such violence.
A Spirit of Justice: Regina Shands Stoltzfus
In February, the State of Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) awarded Goshen College Assistant Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Regina Shands Stoltzfus the 2016 Spirit of Justice Award, the commission’s highest honor. We talk with her about her approach to social justice.
Goshen College May Term Breaks Down Barriers – Good of Goshen
Every May, nearly a dozen Goshen College students go to jail. They’re not incarcerated. They do, however, get an inside look at part of the criminal justice system – and meet new classmates who will impact their lives. It’s all part of Goshen College’s Inside-Out Prison Exchange program, which takes place over three weeks during the college’s May Term. Through Inside-Out, Goshen College students (“outside students”) and jail inmates (“inside students”) learn together and get to know one another at the Elkhart County Correctional Facility.
Seven questions with Saulo Padilla ’05 – The Mennonite
Saulo Padilla '05 is Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Immigration Education Coordinator.
Water rights speech takes first place in peace oratorical contest
With her speech titled “Privatizing agony, protecting sacred waters,” Noemi Salvador won the top prize of $500 and a chance to enter her speech in the bi-national intercollegiate oratorical contest. Salvador spoke about the privatization of water resources and its effect on communities.
Global peace issues take center stage at annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Five Goshen College students will present speeches during the 2016 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Mar.15. The annual event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center and is free and open to the public.
Lisa Schirch ’90 finishes first-of-a-kind curriculum to improve civilian-security sector relations – EMU News
Lisa Schirch '09, a research professor with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, released a 300-page "Handbook on Human Security: A Civil-Military-Police Curriculum."
How college came to the Elkhart County jail – The Elkhart Truth
Those who participated in Inside-Out classes at the Elkhart County jail said they’ll never see justice the same way again.
Shands Stoltzfus receives Indiana’s highest civil rights award
Regina Shands Stoltzfus, assistant professor of peace, justice and conflict studies at Goshen College, has been awarded the 2016 Spirit of Justice Award by the State of Indiana Civil Rights Commission, the state's highest civil rights honor.