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Cross-continental research: CMU business faculty dive into UK economics
Posted in Faculty Profiles | Tuesday, December 12, 2023 @ 10:10 AM
Two Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) faculty hopped the pond this past summer, not just to see the English countryside, visit Buckingham Palace, or catch a football game. They were there strictly for work purposes and to pursue extended research in their fields. Well, maybe also to see a little bit of countryside.
Jerry Buckland, Professor of International Development Studies and Craig Martin, Assistant Professor of Business may not have been in the UK for the same project, but their economic back (IDS) grounds mean both will bring back a wealth of valuable reports and material that will help sustain CMU's business and IDS studies.
Continue ReadingAlumna explores intersection between land, people, and faith at Yale
Posted in Alumni Profiles | Monday, December 11, 2023 @ 10:11 AM
Anika Reynar (CMU '17, Interdisciplinary Studies – Social Ecology) lives her life with one foot in the library and one foot in the garden—and also the classroom, the church, and around the table. She's pursuing her passions by doing not just one, but two, master's degrees simultaneously at Yale University.
Reynar is working on a Master of Arts in Religion through Yale Divinity School and a Master of Environmental Management through Yale School of Environment. She's in her third and last year of the joint program in New Haven, Connecticut. "I broadly describe what I'm interested in as being focused around land use and how communities who potentially hold different value sets negotiate how land is used."
Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: December 2023
Posted in Audio | Sunday, December 3, 2023 @ 12:00 AM
Words for Advent
This month on Sunday@CMU, we're hearing from Reynold Friesen, CMU's Director of Alumni, Church, and Donor Relations. Prior to starting work at CMU, Reynold worked as a pastor for 18 years in Ontario and Manitoba. With this series of meditations, he guides us through the Advent season as we prepare for Christ's arrival.
Listen NowSo What? A Podcast – Parenting Tips for White Men
Posted in Audio | Friday, December 1, 2023 @ 4:17 PM
What does a lecture on faith, race, and land have to do with expecting a baby? Jonas applies the 2023 J.J. Thiessen Lecture by Dr. Willie James Jennings to his parenting preparation.
Listen to the full Jennings lecture at cmu.ca/jjt.
Listen NowChristmas at CMU 2023 (video)
Posted in Video | Saturday, November 25, 2023 @ 9:39 PM
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