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An Advocate Responds to Concerns from Others at EMU
by Lisa Schirch SERIES INTRODUCTION: This is Part 4 in a series of posts by those who want the opportunity to respond to the findings released in November by Eastern Mennonite University’s hired compliance firm D. Stafford and Associates. Lisa shares the personal and...
Opening Pandora’s Box: how EMU’S DSA report carries on institutional patterns
by Lisa Schirch SERIES INTRODUCTION: Survivor advocate Lisa Schirch's voice provides Part 3 in this series of posts by those who want the opportunity to respond to the findings released in November by Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) hired compliance firm D....
9 Remaining Questions on EMU’s DSA Report
by Lisa Schirch SERIES INTRODUCTION: Lisa Schirch's voice will provide the next three parts in this series of posts in which survivors and advocates respond to the findings released in November by Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU's) hired compliance firm D....
Asking the Right Questions: A Response to EMU’s DSA Report
SERIES INTRODUCTION: Stephanie Krehbiel's voice provides the first in a series of posts by survivors and advocates who want the opportunity to respond to the recently released findings of Eastern Mennonite University's hired compliance firm D. Stafford and...
The Kindness of Strangers: A Fresh Air child hosted by Mennonites breaks her silence
by Janice Batts Editor's Note: I met Janice Batts on Facebook messaging. She was very angry with the Mennonite Church. She was angry like Jesus-turning-over-tables-in-the-temple kind of angry. My good white Mennonite privilege was offended. I was repulsed by her anger...
Sexual Abuse in Black Adolescence and Childhood
by Kishundra D. King This is the third post in OSU’s fall blog series on sexualized violence and race. Today's post is offered by Kishundra D. King. She is both a crisis counselor who works with Black women and children survivors of abuse and a researcher who...
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