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Nowhere in archives are the three companions of loss, remainder, and possibility more present than when communities seek to understand historical wrongs. Following the Truth and Reconciliation calls to action, archives in Canada are being urged to communicate to Indigenous communities what has been collected by and about them.

Disney animator. CEOs. Lawyers. Musicians. Peacemakers centred in war zones. These are just a few of the fascinating folks who have graduated from Grebel over the last 60 years. Not only are these alumni making advances in their fields, but they’re also representing Grebel’s excellence on an international level, with careers in countries all across the world.

Recent Grebel alums share how history courses have inspired them in their academic and professional careers. 

Grebel History Professor Troy Osborne was asked by MennoMedia to write a new textbook that draws from recent scholarship on the global church. Set to be released in June 2024, Radicals and Reformers: A Survey of Global Anabaptist History, traces the origins and development of the Anabaptist and Mennonite movements from their beginnings in Europe through their spread across the globe.

Grebel alumni, staff, and friends are getting ready to explore Anabaptist beginnings on a European tour in May 2025. Alongside faculty experts Troy Osborne and David Neufeld, travellers will follow this story from the Netherlands through Germany, France, and Switzerland, visiting the very places where events significant to this tradition occurred.

A new capital campaign was announced at the 60th Anniversary Gala on October 11. This followed several ‘announcements’ from students, given in the lively spirit of Community Supper announcements.These ‘announcements’ highlighted for guests the need to renew and upgrade our residence facilities.

Students at Grebel who are attending the University of Waterloo or Wilfrid Laurier University and have volunteered with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) are now provided the opportunity to earn a substantial scholarship toward one term’s tuition.

How much of your summer wages were needed to pay for your tuition? That question is being asked to alumni as part of the fall “Grebel Fund” appeal.

The Grebel Gallery serves not only as a stage to explore the relationship between art and peace, but also as a container for thought-provoking conversations. Trinity, Then and Now provided an evocative backdrop and reminder of the harrowing legacy of nuclear warfare.  The exhibition will be on display until February 2024.

A brief excerpt from the 2023 Benjamin Eby Lecture “Trace, Trajectory, and Truth: A Story of Morocco’s Iconic Lute,” given by Music Professor Maisie Sum on November 9, 2023.