News and Releases

Keyword: AI
Sunday@CMU: October 2023
Sunday, October 8, 2023 @ 12:00 AM
With Gratitude 2023
Featuring stories from Still Speaking, an audio project of the Mennonite Heritage Archives
Read MoreMennonite Central Committee, Canadian Mennonite University collaborate on $15M Climate Change Adaptation Project in Zimbabwe, funded by the Government of Canada
Thursday, September 28, 2023 @ 1:55 PM
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to collaborate with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada in a new project, Locally-Led Indigenous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe (LINCZ).
This project is made possible with the support of Global Affairs Canada, which has allocated up to $15 million to MCC. This initiative will include funding to CMU to collaborate with Zimbabwean academic and development organizations involved in the project.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: August 2023
Sunday, August 6, 2023 @ 12:00 AM
Lament and Praise in the Christian Life
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are hearing from CMU alumna Kim Stoesz. Kim is the pastor of community care at McIvor Church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation in Winnipeg. Throughout this rebroadcast of her meditation series, she reflects on lament and praise in the life of a Jesus follower.
Read MoreUkraine and armed conflicts: Pursuing justice and peace
Monday, April 17, 2023 @ 1:30 PM
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and the United Nations (UN) held a student seminar in New York City this past November called, "Ukraine and Armed Conflicts: Pursuing Justice and Peace." This event was created for undergraduate students in Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies or other related fields. As two CMU students who took part in this seminar, we have written a reflection on the event.
Clicking this link will take you way from media.cmu.ca.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: April 2023
Sunday, April 2, 2023 @ 12:00 AM
Seasonal Reflections on Food, Faith, and Land
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are hearing from Kenton Lobe, Teaching Assistant Professor of International Development and Environmental Studies at CMU. In addition to teaching part-time, Kenton runs a small community shared agriculture farm in Neubergthal, Manitoba. In this new series of meditations, he offers reflections on food, faith, and land.
Read More2023 John and Margaret Friesen Lectures with Dr. Dr. Gary K. Waite (videos)
Friday, March 10, 2023 @ 9:57 AM
These interconnected lectures foreground the neglected role played by Dutch Mennonites in the development of new ideas in theology, scripture interpretation, social and religious organization, the promotion of religious toleration, and in technology, science, and philosophy.
Read MoreLectures reveal Mennonite contributions to Dutch society in 16th-17th centuries
Thursday, February 23, 2023 @ 8:43 AM
Dr. Gary K. Waite will be challenging stereotypes of Mennonites throughout history at the 2023 John and Margaret Friesen Lectures at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).
Waite is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. He will give two lectures addressing "The Neglected Role of Dutch Mennonite Innovators in the Scientific Revolution and Early Enlightenment" on Thursday, March 9.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: December 2022
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Advent is Not for the Faint of Heart
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are hearing from Charlie Peronto, CMU's dean of student life. In this series of meditations, Charlie guides our journey through the Advent season as we wait for Jesus' birth.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: October 2022
Sunday, October 9, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Lament and Praise in the Christian Life
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are hearing from CMU alumna Kim Stoesz. Kim is the pastor of community care at McIvor Church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation in Winnipeg. In this series of meditations, she reflects on lament and praise in the life of a Jesus follower.
Read MoreCMU to offer timely course on Russian-Soviet history
Thursday, May 19, 2022 @ 10:32 AM
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.
From ancient Greece to the Canadian West, CMU offers a variety of comprehensive courses to provide students with the necessary tools to discern and explain how ambiguous histories influence our current circumstances.
Read More