Goshen College senior Annika Alderfer Fisher, a sociology and art double major from Staunton, Va., won the college's annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Feb. 20 with her speech titled “The Inequity of Overconsumption."
Goshen College is pleased to announce the establishment of the Merle E. and Elizabeth Jacobs Endowment Fund with a $1.4 million gift from their estate. The fund is dedicated to supporting research endeavors at the college, and will especially underwrite the college’s unique summer research program, Maple Scholars.
Goshen College received a $489,915 implementation grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of its Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana (ASRI) initiative. The grant aims to enhance and expand Goshen College's teacher preparation programs and improve reading instruction on a state level.
Goshen College recently recognized 154 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2023-24 fall semester Dean’s List.
Mary K. Oyer, professor emerita of music, died on January 11, 2024, in Goshen at the age of 100. Oyer taught at Goshen College from 1945 to 1987, during which time she developed a Fine Arts course that became legendary among students and was instrumental in bringing wide recognition and acceptance of the fine arts in a Mennonite liberal arts education.
This year brought many moments, encompassing both joyous occasions and somber reflection. Explore some of the noteworthy stories from 2023.
As we head into this year's holidays and 2024, I want to thank you for walking together with us and being the light of love, joy, peace and hope for our students, for our community and for this beloved world!
Goshen College's annual “Festival of Carols” program will again air this year on PBS television stations across Indiana.
Goshen College is launching a new academic initiative, an Honors Program. It is designed to provide a transformative educational experience for high-achieving students and will launch in Fall 2024.
When looking back on history, it can be tempting to think that progress and transformation has been easy, fast, painless and linear. And yet, change is rarely any of those, including at Goshen College.
