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The Mennonite Archives of Ontario has acquired an extraordinary collection of materials about many of the most influential figures in Mennonite literature and art. Amassed by Dr. Hildi Froese Tiessen over four decades and now donated to the Archives, these materials reveal the origins and growth of Mennonite writing and artistic expression in the twentieth century.
 

Grebel will turn 75 in 2038. Last year, we gathered several times to look toward that milestone together. We asked questions like: 
“It’s 2038 and Grebel is thriving. What is it best known for? What is it doing that matters most? What difference is Grebel making? What is the same and what looks different? What are the most significant challenges we will face?” 
 

An initiative of Hiroshima University, the University Presidents for Peace conference gathered university administrators and scholars from six continents. The goal is to build a network of universities committed to “peace and sustainability through collaborative education and research.”  

For more than 40 years, Janet Martin has been a valued member of Grebel's kitchen team.

Carrie Snyder (BA 1997) has spent her career telling stories. In recent years, she has also used her skills to help immigrant and refugee women in Waterloo tell their own stories through The X Page. This work, along with her career as a writer and teacher, has earned Carrie Grebel's 2026 Distinguished Alumni Service Award. 

Grebel offers opportunities for students to put into practice the values at the heart of the College’s identity and mission. Through community building, compassionate service, and global engagement, students are finding meaningful ways to live out those values.

United by a common focus on church apologies for historical wrongs and related themes, eight scholars came together at Jeremy Bergen’s invitation to write a book. 

Grebel faculty build many different types of partnerships that connect their expertise with new perspectives, expand their research, reach across disciplines and borders, create opportunities for students, and bring new ideas and perspectives to their work. The following are just a few examples of the many partnerships Grebel faculty have developed.

Paul Heidebrecht is working with Build Up, an international peacebuilding organization, to co-create the Build Peace annual conference taking place this fall in Waterloo. 

Jane Kuepfer has partnered with Kate Dupuis and the Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-term Care team at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) to create an online learning module for long-term care employees about moral distress and moral resilience.