Stephen Kreider Yoder '79, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, a bureau chief in Tokyo and San Francisco, a senior editor on the Page One desk and now columnist will be the Umble Master Class presenter this year.

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ArticlesFormer Wall Street Journal editor Stephen Kreider Yoder ’79 to speak at Goshen College
ArticlesFive excellent alumni receive 2026 Goshen College alumni awards
Sep 24 2026
Five excellent alumni have been chosen to receive Goshen College’s 2026 alumni awards.
ArticlesGoshen College records highest giving in 25 years as campaign closes at $76.8 million
Sep 21 2026
Goshen College received $18,857,429 in gifts during the 2025-2026 fiscal year (July 1 to June 30), marking its highest annual giving in 25 years, and capping a five-year campaign that surpassed its goal.
ArticlesStudent films shown at 2026 River Bend Film Festival
Sep 17 2026
Goshen College film production students premiered their films at the 10th River Bend Film Festival hosted in Goshen on Thursday, Sept. 3.
ArticlesThree seniors win 2026 Global Citizenship Award
Sep 04 2026
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus announced the student winners of the 2026 Global Citizenship Award at the school’s opening convocation on Sept. 2.
ArticlesFive college contestants to compete in inaugural Peace Talks
Aug 27 2026
Peace Talks, an inaugural speech contest hosted by Goshen College, will invite students representing five Mennonite/Anabaptist colleges to compete on the same stage for the first time. As a project of More Than Just Stories, Peace Talks is a new…
Upcoming Campus Events
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Sun Mar 08–Tue Nov 10
Northern Indiana Amish Quilts From the Rebecca Haarer Collection
The Good Library Gallery will host an exhibit of Amish quilts, collected and documented by Rebecca Haarer ’75, from now until Oct. 8, 2026.
LivestreamMon Oct 12, 7pm
Umble Masterclass: Stephen Kreider Yoder
Stephen Kreider Yoder's keynote presentation, “Accidental Journalist: How I Stumbled Into Writing and Learned to Love It, Mostly,” is the Umble Master Class scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, in the Umble Center.
Wed Oct 14, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: Fernando Ortega
Fernando Ortega is a Dove Award winning singer, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and storyteller. Trained as a classical pianist and inspired by the Presbyterian hymns of his childhood, Ortega has been influential in expanding the range of Christian music. He has…
LivestreamWed Oct 28, 7pm
2026 Beechy Peace, Justice and Reconciliation Lecture: Mulanda Jimmy Juma
Dr. Mulanda Jimmy Juma, Mennonite Central Committee's Regional Peace and Advocacy Coordinator for Southern, Central Africa and Nigeria, has spearheaded peace curricula across Africa, led the Africa Peacebuilding Institute, and advised international bodies on high-level mediation and governance.
LivestreamSat May 01, 2027, 10pm–Sun May 02, 2027, 4pm
Commencement Weekend 2027
The 2027 Commencement Weekend will begin at 10 a.m. on May 1.
Campus Event Photo Albums
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Photo AlbumsHomecoming 2026: 1976 Class Reunion Dinner
Oct 08 2026
Revisit the Class of 1975 50th Reunion Dinner during our 2025 Homecoming Weekend.
Photo AlbumsHomecoming 2026: Alumni Awards Convocation
Oct 08 2026
To kick off Homecoming 2025, Goshen College celebrated its amazing alumni awardees Friday in a special convocation!
Photo AlbumsHomecoming 2026: Homecoming Music Gala
Oct 08 2026
On Saturday evening, to wrap up the day of Homecoming festivities, Goshen College student and faculty musicians performed their annual gala.
Photo AlbumsHomecoming 2026: Weekend Festivities
Oct 08 2026
Goshen College alumni and friends spent Saturday afternoon reconnecting and enjoying various activities and shows!
Photo AlbumsHomecoming 2026: Class Reunions
Oct 08 2026
With over ten different class reunions, it was great to see hundreds of our alumni reconnect on Saturday morning!
Photo Albums2026 Hispanic Heritage Month Convocation and Celebration
Sep 17 2026
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, students shared stories in a beautiful, vulnerable convocation, before heading to the Fellowship Hall to celebrate the month with paletas. There, students and employees posed with flags and gathered for a group photo.
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From cassette tapes to Spartan Stadium, Dalton Shetler has spent his life preparing to be heard
Spartans Illustrated • Sep 23 2026
Shetler carried that drive to Goshen College, where he walked onto the basketball team. His playing career produced more opportunities to attempt late-game half-court shots than to become a central figure in the rotation, but Goshen gave him something far more consequential: opportunities behind a microphone. He completed college in three years and estimates he worked approximately 300 broadcasts during that time. He studied under professor and mentor Jason Samuel, gained experience through internships, and helped Goshen earn national recognition for its broadcasting program. During Shetler’s junior and final year, New York Knicks owner and Madison Square Garden executive James Dolan helped Goshen students travel to New York for national collegiate broadcasting awards. Shetler interviewed Dolan, and Goshen returned with multiple honors. Its station has been named the country’s best college radio station while competing against much larger institutions.

Private colleges adjust to rapidly shifting government landscape
Anabaptist World • Sep 10 2026
Goshen College was less than halfway into a $3 million U.S. Department of Education grant in 2025 when President Donald Trump introduced a series of changes both swift and sweeping. Goshen had been awarded a competitive Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant in 2023 to support student success, based in part on more than 25% of the college’s student body identifying as Hispanic/Latinx. Goshen made plans to use $600,000 per year over five years to renovate its library and hire staff for Academic Success Center expansion. “Approaching the end of year two, all of this chatter started about defunding grants to minority-serving institutions,” said Goshen President Rebecca Stoltzfus.

Goshen College expands healthcare coverage for students
WSBT 22 • Sep 03 2026
GOSHEN, Ind. (WSBT) — Goshen College is expanding the healthcare options available to students. The college says changes in insurance coverage, cost and transportation have created barriers for some students trying to get care. Now, it is adding new local partnerships and virtual options to make those services easier to access. The college says its student population comes from a variety of backgrounds, and that means students do not all have the same access to healthcare. Some may be navigating insurance on their own for the first time, while others may not have coverage at all. Goshen College Director of Health and Wellness Patty Hartshorn said, "We want to make sure that no matter what choice the student makes, that we can provide equitable care. And the best way that we can do that is partnership with our community resources."

Tracking the travels of sea turtles
Keys Citizen • Sep 01 2026
Goshen College is a small liberal arts college in northern Indiana, 1,500 miles from the Florida Keys. In spite of its small size and location, the college for years has embraced a marine biology program, even though its closest body of water is the Elkhart River, home to smallmouth bass and channel catfish. For years, Goshen has run a marine biology station for students in Layton. Professor Phil Allman serves as teacher, administrator and champion for the program.

Center for Community News Announces 2026 Faculty Champions
University of Vermont Center for Community News • Jul 09 2026
Communication professors, Anna Groff and Kyle Hufford, were both named 2026 Faculty Champions by the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont, which recognizes journalism educators who build partnerships between newsrooms and college reporting. programs.

Why does a ‘draw’ sometimes feel like a win?
CNN Sports • Jun 30 2026
“Nil-nil, especially if the power differential between the teams is strong, can be a very thrilling game,” says Philipp Gollner, a historian at Goshen College and host of the podcast “The Assistant Professor of Football.” “And in return, in every sport, there’s some really boring wins.”
Alumni News
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AlumniLisa Rosado Rivera ’21
Aug 31 2026
Where are you from? I am Lisa Rosado Rivera and I am from Puerto Rico. I was born and raised in the capital San Juan. What made you decide to attend Goshen College? I decided to go to Goshen College…
AlumniBrody Thomas ’15
Aug 31 2026
Spotlight From Good of Goshen / Written in 2019 “I grew up in a small town in rural Pennsylvania. When I came here to attend Goshen College, Goshen felt like a big city to me. Elkhart County supports the arts, so…
AlumniLukas Thompson ’19
Aug 31 2026
Lukas Thompson discovered a love of music and theater early on, leading him on a path toward the stage. Thompson was a senior music major at Goshen College who graduated in 2019. This piece was written during his senior year. …