Goshen College has announced the approval of a new Master of Arts in Teaching program by the Education and Deaf Studies Department, and will begin admitting students for the fall of 2025. This program is designed to address the need for qualified educators in the United States, particularly in Indiana, where teacher shortages have reached alarming levels.
Three Goshen College seniors have been named winners of the 2024 Global Citizenship Award: Fatima Zahara won a $10,000 scholarship as the first-place awardee, while Silas Immanuel and Arleth Martinez each won a $5,000 scholarship as runners-up.
Goshen College welcomed 37 new employees for the 2024-25 school year, some of whom began their duties earlier this year.
In a new intradepartmental initiative, Goshen College will host a variety of speakers in the upcoming school year as part of its new lecture series. The lectures will all be free and open to the public.
Goshen College recently hired Patty Hartshorn as the new director of Health & Wellness and Title IX Coordinator. In this position, she is instrumental in overseeing student services and ensuring the school's legal compliance, bringing her expertise in higher education administration to the forefront. Hartshorn began her work in June.
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus is joining the consortium College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, preparing students to be engaged citizens and upholding free expression on campus.
Donors to Goshen College contributed a record-breaking $2,311,906 to the GC Fund during the 2023-24 fiscal year.
The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery recently released a new episode of its Spotify podcast series, featuring Goshen College student leaders Arleth Martinez and Manny Villanueva.
In Goshen College’s Maple and Hickory Scholars Program, awarded students spend eight weeks focusing on a particular area of research, alongside a professor who serves as both a supervisor and colleague.
Billy Easton II, an undergraduate student from Goshen College, is participating in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program to study Swahili during the summer of 2024.
