City Manager Ed Zuercher ’87 retires after 28 years of service with City Of Phoenix
After 28 years of impactful service, including the last eight as city manager, Ed Zuercher '87 is retiring from the City of Phoenix.
English Major & Minor
About
If you’re passionate about books and ideas and want to delve deeper into the study of literature, an English major or minor is for you!
Whether you’re interested in publishing your writing or serving on an editorial board, you’ll get plenty of hands-on experience with our student publications: The Record, the award-winning student-run newspaper; Broadside, an outlet for short poems and prose; Red Cents, an annual creative arts journal; or Pinchpenny Press, a book publisher right on campus. Alongside traditional literary surveys, our literature courses feature special topics courses on graphic novels, banned books and Shakespeare in film.
As an English student, you can customize your degree with a balance of literature, writing and language courses. By the time you graduate, you will be able to communicate effectively, think critically and write fluently: vital skills for success in graduate school or the professional world.
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Watch this video to learn more about the Goshen College English Department’s publishing opportunities.
News & Events
New Fisher Terrace dedicated during Homecoming Weekend
As a testament to the legacy of John and Pauline Clemens Fisher, family, friends and former students dedicated a new Fisher Terrace, built in the Fishers’ honor, Saturday, Oct. 2, during Homecoming Weekend.
Don Marquis ’59, esteemed jazz author and New Orleans Jazz Museum founder, has died at 88
Don Marquis '59, a prolific writer, researcher and French Quarter fixture who dedicated his life to documenting New Orleans jazz, died July 29 in his hometown of Goshen, Indiana. He was 88.
Stats
4
Number of campus publications to write for (Broadside, Red Cents, The Record, Goshen Commons)
7
Number of books published by Pinchpenny Press last year
90%
of English alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
Students & Alumni
Associate Professor of English
Skip Barnett
As a professor of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and International Student Adviser, Skip Barnett is passionate about working with students from around the world.
Skip's story
English
Kate Freisen '14
Kate Friesen, an English major, developed a love for farming at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center and now runs Singletree Farm.
Kate's story
English, Writing
Sofia Samatar '94
Sofia Samatar '94 is a science fiction writer and a Hugo and Nebula Award finalist and the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Sofia's story
History
Janelle Diller '75
Janelle Diller discusses the unexpected ways her history major has contributed to her critical thinking expertise in her international work experience as well as an children's author.
Janelle's story
English and History
Lydette 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.
Lydette's story
history, English
Malinda Berry '96
Malinda Berry, a '96 history and English double major from Elkhart, Indiana, reflects on faith and learning.
Malinda's story
