CMU Blogs

Within CMU blogs, you'll find fascinating stories and pieces on current students and accomplished alumni. You'll also hear directly from students, faculty, and staff, as they tell their personal CMU stories in their own voices.
The Migrant Trail: Asylum seekers and immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2018.06.29 @ 9:00 AM
by Dr. Jodi Dueck-Read
Recently, I returned from a 75-mile walk in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. The Migrant Trail is a sacred journey of remembering those who have died in the borderlands. Over the course of the walk, I re-connected with friends with whom I have been walking for 11 years, made new connections with people from all over the United States, Canada and Mexico and felt re-energized in a space of nurturing solidarity. On the flip side, my feet developed blisters earlier than normal, my introverted nature lacked patience as the week wore on, and the reasons I walk were pounded into me when our peaceful walk was met by white resistance.
Read MoreNew year, new MSCSA faciliator!
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2018.06.25 @ 8:30 AM
by Haneen Al-jaqobi
My name is Haneen Al-jaqobi and I will be the facilitator for the Menno Simons College Student Association (MSCSA) this upcoming school year! I am currently a student in the final year of my degree, and hope to graduate in the spring of 2019 with a double major in Psychology and Conflict Resolution Studies.
Read MoreTransformation: An MSC Grad Reflection
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2018.05.31 @ 1:14 PM
by Jordan Ewart (IDS '18)
Four years ago, I was swept up by the Saskatchewan prairie winds and found myself in Manitoba to pursue International Development Studies (IDS) at Menno Simons College (MSC).
Read MoreGratitude: An MSC Grad Reflection
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2018.05.31 @ 12:00 AM
by Julie Letkeman (CRS '18)
As I reflect on my time at Menno Simons College studying conflict resolution, it is proving difficult to articulate what this place means to me and how it has shaped me. It has been a season of growth, community, challenges and self-discovery, and I have been deeply impacted by my peers and professors who have been part of this learning journey.
Read MoreCan a protest march really make a difference?
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2018.04.02 @ 8:26 AM
by Dr. Anna Snyder
Last month, on the weekend of the massive March for Our Lives protests in the US, the media asked, what does a protest march do? Will it really make a difference?
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