Olivia Krall is a sophomore history major from Carmel, Indiana. This story was originally created for the StoryCorps oral presentation project in the college’s first-year course: Identity, Culture and Community. It has been edited for space and context.

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Just a hymn and a train in the Ukraine: Connecting with my heritage
AlumniBradley Kauffman ’96: When voices come together – connecting through music
Bradley Kauffman ’96, the general editor for a new collection of music and worship resources, shares why bringing voices together is intoxicating and transformative.

R.I.P. High Park, 1955-2020
High Park, which was finished in 1957 across Main Street from the college, served as a college residence hall and at various points housed the bookstore, switchboard, health center and the college’s first computer lab. In the 1990s, it was…
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(Virtual) A Festival of Carols recording
Student ensembles performed music for the annual ‘A Festival of Carols” following COVID-19 safety precautions for their 2020 virtual concert. Student ensembles performed music for the annual 'A Festival of Carols" following COVID-19 safety precautions for their 2020 virtual concert.
ProfilesClarissa Gaff ’00
Clarissa Gaff ’00 is the executive director at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, which provides free civil legal assistance to low income individuals in St. Louis, Missouri. She was an English major at Goshen College. “I work for Land of...
ProfilesSammy Rosario ’13
Sammy Rosario is a humanitarian lawyer in San Francisco, California, who follow’s GC’s core values to help bring peace to the world. He was a broadcasting and theater double major at Goshen College. GC’s core values have always influenced me...
ProfilesLydette Assefa ’09
Lydette Assefa ’09 is an attorney and clinical fellow with the Children & Family Justice Center at the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. She was an English and history double major at Goshen College. “I represent...
ProfilesAllen Bohnert ’98
Allen Bohnert ’98 is an Assistant Federal Public Defender. He works in the Capital Habeas Unit of the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio. His work is featured in the recent documentary The Penalty, available on...
The Bulletin MagazineThe Bulletin – Fall/Winter 2020
For so many alumni this was a place where many of the connections that still matter in their lives — to people, to new ideas, to future vocations, to God — began or were deepened.
President's BlogWhen octopuses teach us curiosity and gentleness
This afternoon I do not want to write about cultural divisions, social injustice, the pandemic or even Goshen College. I want to tell you about a man and an octopus.
Photo AlbumsOctober Snapshots
Photos from around campus in October 2020. Photos from around campus in October 2020.
ArticlesGoshen College featured in 2021 Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges
Goshen College is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review.
ArticlesGC librarian Erin Milanese inducted into PALNI Hall of Fame
Goshen College Head of Learning Technologies Erin Milanese was inducted into the “PALNI Hall of Fame” for her active involvement and contributions to the PALNI PALSave program and the Instructional Technology advisory group. She joins Eric Bradley, head of research…
President's BlogWhy I voted
I refuse to succumb to the temptation to hitch my wagon to this political season and its outcome. I refuse, but honestly I struggle. As emotions swirl and fear about the outcome — or unclear outcome — rises, how do…
President's BlogWhat to do with the energy of anger
How do we work with our anger in ways that are non-addictive, non-violent and even fruitful?
ArticlesGoshen College receives $1.2 million in grants from Lilly Endowment Inc. and Community Foundation of Elkhart County for community engaged learning
Goshen College has received a Phase Two Charting the Future grant worth $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. and a $200,000 matching grant from The Community Foundation of Elkhart County.
ArticlesRevised spring semester academic schedule released
Goshen College announced changes to the spring 2021 academic schedule, including pushing back the start date by one week and building one-day breaks from classes into the semester, due to COVID-19.
Photo AlbumsSeptember 2020 Snapshots
Photos from around campus in September 2020. Photos from around campus in September 2020.
ArticlesGoshen College sees strong growth in gifts and donors during 125th year
Giving to Goshen College continued to increase for the 2019-20 fiscal year, with an overall growth of nearly 32 percent from last year and a 9.2 percent increase in gifts to the Goshen College Fund, one of the highest years…
ArticlesWGCS chosen as a finalist for College Media Association Pinnacle Award
Goshen College’s 91.1 FM (WGCS) The Globe has been named a Pinnacle Award finalist for Four-Year Radio Station of the Year in the broadcasting category by the College Media Association.
ArticlesCenter for Communication Studies opens in Newcomer Building
The Center for Communication Studies, the communication department's new home in the west wing of Newcomer Center, was completed in time for the start of the school year in August.
ArticlesGC Talks series to provide virtual lectures and webinars this fall
Goshen College has introduced GC Talks, a series of virtual lectures and panel conversations, as a way for the Goshen College community to remain engaged and informed during the pandemic.
ArticlesGoshen College remains in top 10 Midwest colleges in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Goshen College remained in the seventh spot this year in the U.S. News & World Report list of the “Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest,” and number five on the list of “Best Value Schools” according to their annual rankings…
ArticlesGC in the top ten in multiple college rankings for 2020
Earlier this month, Washington Monthly magazine ranked Goshen College number one in Indiana and number five nationally among Bachelor’s Colleges in their 2020 annual college rankings, and the U.S. News & World Report ranked GC as seventh among the “Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest."
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