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Dr. Astrid von Schlachta—2025 John and Margaret Friesen Lectures Series guest presenter, head of the Mennonite Research Center and lecturer at the University of Regensburg, Germany—will present a series entitled Anabaptist Peace Witness – Historical Significance and Today's Mission on January 23 at CMU.

Upcoming lectures at CMU will highlight Anabaptist peace witness

"Why did Anabaptists and Mennonites take up arms all of a sudden? Where are the limits for Christians to participate in social developments? Where must the often very quiet voice of minorities not be silenced?" These are some of the questions Dr. Astrid von Schlachta, head of the Mennonite Research Center and lecturer at the University of Regensburg, Germany, will address at the 2025 John and Margaret Friesen Lectures.

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Dr. Alexander Sawatsky, CMU Professor and Chair of Social Work

Professor brings innovative environmental justice course to social work program

"Social workers are uniquely qualified to work at the front lines of catastrophes." So why hasn't the field engaged more with the global climate crisis?

Dr. Alexander Sawatsky, CMU Professor and Chair of Social Work, is asking this question with a course he introduced this semester: Environmental Justice and Social Work Practice.

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CMU shaping what quality work-integrated learning looks like in Canada

CMU shaping what quality work-integrated learning looks like in Canada

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) has been selected as one of the top institutions in Canada to develop a national quality work-integrated learning (QWIL) certification.

In collaboration with 12 other institutions, this venture operates through Canada's leading organization in the field, Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL).

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Edwin Redekopp (second from left) and CMU President Dr. Cheryl Pauls (far right) pose with P.M Friesen BTS Co-Chairs Dr. Paul Doerksen and Dr. Andrew Dyck.

Announcing the P.M. Friesen Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies

Edwin and Agnes Redekopp of Winnipeg have gifted CMU with a $2,000,000 endowment, to create the P.M. Friesen Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies (BTS).

The Edwin and Agnes Redekopp Endowment Fund will support permanent financing for a position at CMU that ensures the ongoing strength of BTS excellence in teaching, research, and service—particularly in ways that provide service to the Mennonite Brethren (MB) church tradition and draw on its witness.

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First year student enrolment at CMU up nearly 40% year over year (Pembina Valley Online)

First year student enrolment at CMU up nearly 40% year over year (Pembina Valley Online)

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg has experienced a substantial uptick in year over year enrolment. President Cheryl Pauls says numbers are up ten per cent across undergraduate and graduate programs, with particularly strong enrolments from a first-year students perspective. There are several other metrics also showing a strong rebound this school year.

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