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A rare visit with Archbishop Desmond Tutu

When the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu get together, they greet each other by tickling one another. Paul Peters settled for a handshake.

Peters, a program manager with Canadian Mennonite University’s Outtatown Discipleship School, met with Tutu in his Cape Town office this past January.

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Parliament Hill, advocacy, and loving your neighbour

Advocacy. The Government. Discipleship. Where do I fit? This year’s Ottawa Student Seminar put on by the Mennonite Central Committee Ottawa Office tackled the question of faith, politics, and the world that is created when these two intertwine. Fifteen or so students gathered from across Canada to hear from members of Parliament, MCC partners, and each other about what it means to be an advocate for change in our world, as well as followers of Christ.

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Finding Your Voice in Academic Writing Lab

Writing does not always come easy for some of us, and the thought of handing in your first university essay, proposal, etc. can be very frightening. Prior to joining the CMU community, I had taken an AP English class that I felt had given me a decent grasp on essay writing. However, as classes began to pick up and I received syllabi, a stomach-wrenching realization came over me as I failed to recognize most of the academic writing styles in which I would have to write future essays. I felt a little embarrassed to ask for help and thought I would have to resort to the all-knowing gurus known to our generation by the names of Google and YouTube.

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Photo courtesy Bobbie Macdonald

Learning how the world works

Bobbie Macdonald (MSC '12, IDS Honours) is appreciative of the teaching he received while pursuing his honours degree in International Development Studies at MSC.

He credits the interdisciplinary nature of the International Development Studies (IDS) program at MSC with equipping him with a broad understanding of development and encouraging his interest in learning about how the world works.

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Press release: CMU announces new graduate studies program

Canadian Mennonite University is pleased to announce a new Masters of Arts in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development, which will bridge the fields of peacebuilding-conflict resolution studies and development-transformational justice studies.

CMU’s new MA program builds on the institution’s strong undergraduate programming in the areas of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and international development and reflects one of CMU’s core values: educating for peace and justice.

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