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Jan 03 2025

Five Goshen College students will speak on themes of peace and justice during the 2025 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in Umble Center. The annual event is open to the public, and…

Jan 03 2025

My word for the year is RENEW. Renewal is part and parcel of the God-filled life. It is the stuff of life – we see it in the turning of the earth and the seasons and in death and birth.…

Jan 02 2025

In an exploration of faith, history, and storytelling, Judith M. Davis has published Finding the Virgin Mary: Her Evolving Stories from Early Christianity to Modernity. Davis is professor emerita of French and Humanities at Goshen College.

Dec 26 2024

Check out the top Goshen College news stories of 2024.

Dec 26 2024

Take a look back at some of the best photos of 2024 at Goshen College. Photos by Kiara Blackshire, Daniel James, Julian Gonzalez, Ashlee Hoogenboom, Matija Margetic, Tyson Miller and Seth Smith Kauffman

Dec 20 2024

Snow began to fall this month as students wrapped up their semester. Photos by Daniel James

Dec 19 2024

MennoMedia, in collaboration with Goshen College and College Mennonite Church, is hosting a special worship service to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement and launch of the Anabaptist Community Bible. This commemorative event will take place on January…

Dec 19 2024

The Hershberger Art Gallery in the Goshen College Music Center will present its latest exhibit, Aspects of the Feminine by Laurie Rousseau, at an opening reception on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. The exhibit will run through March 16.

Dec 13 2024

A Celebration of Life service for Anita Stalter is scheduled for Sunday, February 2, at 2 p.m. at Goshen Theater (216 S. Main Street, Goshen, Ind.). After the service, there will be a “Cinnamon Rolls and Stories” sharing time.

Dec 12 2024

On December 6-8, 2024, Goshen College music ensembles presented the 21st annual musical celebration of Christmas, “A Festival of Carols,” in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. When & where to watch on TV: WNIT – South Bend, IN Dec.…

Dec 11 2024

Goshen College will host its 24th annual Conference on Religion and Science on March 7-9, featuring keynote speaker Sarah E. Fredericks, associate professor of environmental ethics at the University of Chicago. Registration is now open for the event.

Dec 02 2024

Goshen College’s annual “A Festival of Carols” program will be broadcast this year on PBS television stations in Indiana and Oregon. A time honored tradition at Goshen College, this Christmas concert features the college’s orchestra and three vocal ensembles, plus...

Dec 02 2024

A unique and historical original copy of the U.S. Constitution, printed in 1787, was sold for a record-breaking $9 million at Brunk Auctions on Oct. 18, 2024. The company that facilitated the groundbreaking sale was started by a Goshen College…

Dec 02 2024

November featured a number of events, including Cake Day, the opening of Westlawn’s first floor, and the fall mainstage, “She Kills Monsters.” For more photos of these events, check out our photos page. Photos by Daniel James and Matija Margetic

Dec 02 2024

In Fall 1950, the eight members of Goshen College’s first-ever nursing class were welcomed by a sparklingly new, well-equipped “Nursing Arts Laboratory.” The lab supplanted the easels and paints of the former art room in the southwest corner of the…

Dec 02 2024

In 2017, I was the vice provost for undergraduate education at Cornell University, facing the hardest career decision of my life. Should I leave a familiar and prestigious university I love, to lead a small college that I also love?…

Nov 26 2024

On Nov. 22, the renovated full first floor of Westlawn Hall was opened to campus to enjoy and celebrate. President Rebecca Stoltzfus offered opening words in the Gunden Commons — a new multilevel space for studying, connecting and gathering —…

Nov 25 2024

Marvin Bartel, professor emeritus of art at Goshen College, who became a regional and national leader in ceramics, creativity and art education, died on Monday, November 18. He was 87 and taught from 1970 to 2002.

Nov 19 2024

Every year, the Good Library hosts Cake Day, where anyone on the Goshen College campus can bake a cake and bring it in to compete. Cakes are judged based on taste and presentation, with a public tasting following the judges’…

Nov 19 2024

As the trees and seasons change, Goshen College’s campus is a truly beautiful place to be. Photos by Daniel James As the trees change, Goshen College's campus is a beautiful place to be.

Nov 19 2024

The Goshen College theater department performed “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen as its fall mainstage over the weekends of November 8 and 16. A heart-pounding, high-octane fantasy, “She Kills Monsters” was a hit with the audience. Photos by Matija…

Nov 19 2024

The seventh annual Michiana Regional Seed Swap is a resource for residents in Michiana and beyond to exchange and learn about seeds. Join fellow gardeners, growers and plant enthusiasts to exchange and gather seeds, compare and discuss varieties, attend educational…

Nov 19 2024

The Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce honored Cyneatha Millsaps last Wednesday night with the Community Impact Award at the board’s Celebrating Minority Business Excellence dinner. Millsaps, the executive director at Goshen College’s Center for Community Engagement and Diversity, Equity and…

Nov 08 2024

Today is national First-Generation College Celebration Day. Nearly half of our students are the first in their families to go to college, and many of our staff and faculty are similarly first-gen. I am the second generation in my family…