Stories
Faculty-alumni collaboration explores decolonizing music education in the classroom
Studying music education means learning scales and chord progressions, practicing how to move your hands while conducting, and planning out class schedules. But sometimes it also involves examining and re-evaluating the entire education system at its core.
CMU to offer timely course on Russian-Soviet history
How do we contextualize conflicts and understand justifications for war? While this may be a loaded question with no easy answer, It is nonetheless important to ask when working towards reformative justice.
CMU celebrates the Class of 2022
After two years of outdoor ceremonies and air hugs, the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) community observed this year's graduation in a more familiar way. On April 30, students, staff, faculty, family, and friends gathered at Bethel Mennonite Church to celebrate the Class of 2022.
Spring at CMU 2022 (video)
Engage with the CMU story by viewing this year's online Spring at CMU program. Enjoy:
• Choral performances by the CMU Singers, Women's Choir, and Men's Choir
• Stories from CMU students, faculty, alumni, and others
• A spotlight on Student Life at CMU
CSOP student brings learning back to social services work
When Reezwana Yadallee heard that Mary Jo Leddy was teaching a course at the 2021 Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), she told herself she could not miss it.
Leddy is the author of Radical Gratitude, a book that greatly impacted Yadallee when she read it for her class on voluntary simplicity at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU). "[The book] forces you to do some self-introspection in a way, on yourself and what life actually really means," Yadallee said.