Lecture series at Goshen College include:

The Frank and Betty Jo Yoder Public Affairs Lecture Series, an endowed lectureship, was created for Goshen College in 1978 by Frank (1917-1996) and Betty Jo Yoder of Goshen with the goal of enabling faculty, students and community to hear well known speakers address current issues. Each year experts from a wide variety of fields and vocations visit campus. Speakers have included Frances Moore Lappe, Ralph Nader, Juan Williams, C. Everett Koop, Elizabeth Arnold, Peggy Wehmeyer, Ray Suarez, Mark Hatfield and Dorothy F. Cotton.

Martin Luther King Jr., All-Campus Study Day annually brings to campus outstanding civil-rights leaders who share Dr. King's vision for peace and justice. Past speakers have included Yolanda King, Vinie Burrows, Herma Williams and Bill Pannell.

The Eric Yake Kenagy Visting Artist Program annually brings a distinguished visual artist to campus for lectures, workshops and interaction with students. Past artists have included Paul Soldner, Ruth Weisburg, Robert Blackburn, Jaune Quick-toSee Smith and Mary Ellen Mark.

The S.A. Yoder Memorial Lecture annually brings a distinguished poet, novelist, essayist or humorist to campus. Past writers have included Denise Levertov, Peter Fallon, Madeleine L'Engle, Garrison Keillor, William Stafford, Seamus Heaney, Gwendolyn Brooks and Yevgeny Yevtushenko.

The C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture is given annually on a peace-related theme by a faculty member of colleges related to Mennonite churches.

Miller-Jeschke Lectures on Religion and Science is sponsored by the Miller-Jeschke Program for Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences. Each year a highly respected scholar, active in the religion and science dialog, is invited to the campus to present a set of two public lectures as part of the Goshen College Conference on Religion and Science. Conference participants engage the scholar in smaller settings. Scholars have included Nancey Murphy and George Ellis.