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Tuition Freedom Day 2018 (video)

CMU students say thank you on Tuition Freedom Day, the day that marks the point where students' education is no longer funded by their tuition, but by the generosity of donors and government.

Below third year student Marnie Klassen speaks of her CMU experience and expresses her gratitude, on behalf of all CMU students, to all who support education at CMU.

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Face2Face | Whose Neighbour Am I? Newcomers to Canada (video)

Ours is a world in which millions of people flee danger and seek the possibility of new beginnings in lands and cultures foreign to their upbringing. Ours is also a world beset by various 'tribalisms' and perceptions of 'the other' whose presence for some feels unsettling. In Canada, a land of plenty, we have been gifted by, and have much to learn from the many newcomers and asylum seekers who now live, work, and study with and among us. Join in a conversation that will challenge and enrich our understanding of the neighbours that we are as we seek to foster understanding of our shared humanity.

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Sunday@CMU: September 2018

Theme: With Gratitude 2018

This month on Sunday@CMU, we are broadcasting recordings from this past April's With Gratitude event. At With Gratitude, graduating students share about what their studies have meant to them through spoken word or musical performance.

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Centre for Resilience: meeting 21st century needs

Canadian Mennonite University's Centre for Resilience is now open for business.

The Centre for Resilience (CFR) is a co-working lab on the fourth floor of CMU's historic building at 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. that will incubate and nurture social enterprises. Faculty, students and staff celebrated the grand opening of the $1.7 million centre on April 13.

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Peacebuilding school brings together participants from around the world in its tenth year

"This course is challenging my life! What a gift."

This sentiment was voiced by nearly 100 participants, students and professionals who came from around the globe, as they reflected on their time spent in the Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) earlier this month.

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Bachelor of Science degree at CMU: Fall 2018

Starting in Fall 2018, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) will offer four new Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree options as part of its academic programming—General (three-year), Mathematics (three-year), Biology (four-year), and Mathematics (four-year).

The BA Mathematics degrees will remain, with no change, serving students looking for more flexible elective space. The addition of a BSc to CMU's offerings is not only a response to growing demand, but is a natural fit, given the university's mission.

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Sunday@CMU: June 2018

Theme: Four Women from the Bible
Speaker: Janessa Giesbrecht

Janessa Giesbrecht, Pastor of Youth and Young Adults at Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren Church in Winnipeg, and a student in CMU's Graduate School of Theology and Ministry, presents a four-part sermon series exploring women from the Bible who have taught her something profound about her faith. Plus: Face2Face On Air interviews with CMU alumni, students, and staff.

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CMU history professor awarded $93,000 federal grant

A Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) professor is the recipient of a prestigious federal grant.

Dr. Brian Froese, Associate Professor of History, received a five-year grant worth $93,000 through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Froese will use the grant for a research project addressing the intersection of conservative religion and politics in Western Canada from the 1880s to 1960s.

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MSC Alumni Profile: Dr. Christopher Lyon

We caught up with MSC alum Dr. Christopher Lyon (IDS '08) and asked him about his research and work as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Leeds.

Tell us about your research. How did you get where you are?

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Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)’s Centre for Resilience is now open for business.

The Centre for Resilience (CFR) is a co-working lab that will incubate and nurture social enterprises. Faculty, students and staff celebrated the grand opening of the $1.7 million centre on April 13.

"We're thankful for the opportunity to create a space designed to meet the needs of the 21st century," says James Magnus-Johnston, director of the centre. "The CFR will maximize the impact of social entrepreneurs, and allow students to work on complex, real-world problems."

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