News

Feb 22 2026

It is a bittersweet weekend as we said goodbye to our Quito host families and each other and ventured off to our service placements. Our study portion in Quito culminated with a despedida (farewell) fiesta on Friday to thank our…

Feb 22 2026

The sibling trio Girl Named Tom, featuring two GC alumni, will return to NBC’s The Voice after winning Season 21 four years ago.

Feb 19 2026

This week our Indonesia SSTers were broken up into 4 groups and given a topic and location to investigate. The assignment was designed to build independent research skills and dive deeper into one of our four Study Term themes: Indonesian…

Feb 18 2026

Senior Isabel Massud of São Paulo, Brazil, wins the 2026 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest with 'Gender Safety: An Illusion of the Free World.'

Feb 18 2026

Check out President Stoltzfus’ annual report on the state of Goshen College!

Feb 17 2026

We’re experiencing lots of fun and smiles during our final week in Quito! Today, Gaby taught us how to salsa dance. There were lots of laughs as we loosened up, flung our arms, twirled our hips, and spun to the…

Feb 15 2026

Nearing the end of SST study, students look back on their travel adventures in Ecuador, from cloud forest hummingbird sanctuaries to artisan workshops.

Feb 13 2026

Members voted to wind down and close the Mennonite Historical Society (MHS), long-time publisher of Mennonite Quarterly Review.

Feb 09 2026

Goshen College professors Kyle Hufford and Anna Groff are named 2026 Faculty Champions by the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont.

Feb 08 2026

SST Indonesia students take weekly gamelan lessons with Pak Sigit and patient instructors, each learning a percussion instrument. Includes a recording.

Feb 08 2026

This week our academic theme is Indonesian Arts. Of course we have been experiencing all kinds of beauty, music and culture each day since we arrived on the island, but this week we are paying specific attention to a few…

Feb 05 2026

A $1 million gift from William C. Hsiao establishes the Ruth Yu Hsiao Endowment for Liberal Arts Education at Goshen College, in memory of Ruth '61.

Feb 04 2026

During environment week we spent 3 days in the village of Pedak-Gower, in Pati, five hours northeast of Yogyakarta. MDSI (Mennonite Diakonia Service Indonesia) hosted us and invited a number of local religious leaders, farmers, and leaders of Javanese cultural…

Feb 03 2026

Five Goshen College students speak on peace and justice in the 2026 C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in Umble Center.

Feb 02 2026

Halfway through SST Ecuador study, students build their Spanish, Kichwa and sign language skills in daily classes with teachers Silvia, Loli and Fernanda.

Feb 01 2026

Our academic theme for week 3 is Environment. This week we learned about Indonesia’s incredible biodiversity by reading articles and stories, hearing lectures from experts, visiting and learning from people who live along the Code river in Yogyakarta, and touring…

Jan 29 2026

Marvin Blickenstaff, former professor of music at Goshen College, died on Friday, January 23, at his home in Pennsylvania. He was 90 years old.

Jan 29 2026

We welcomed students back to campus and kicked off the 2026 spring semester in style! Enjoy some of these moments from around GC’s campus. Photos by Justin DeWeese, Abby Graber, Daniel James ’24, and Ziwe Ncube ’27.

Jan 26 2026

Zion Neat, who played for the Maple Leafs from 2022 to 2025, becomes Goshen College's first pro women's basketball player, with Juvemaia in Portugal.

Jan 25 2026

This weekend, we visited the beautiful city of Mindo in the cloudforest. In an effort to onset our carbon footprint from the flights to Ecuador, we partnered with our friend Klever Tello, an employee in the Mindo municipal government, in…

Jan 25 2026

SST Indonesia students learn to make nasi goreng, Indonesia's classic everyday fried rice, with shallots, garlic, chili and a protein like tofu or tempe.

Jan 25 2026

A major highlight of our trip so far was visiting the famous Prambanan, a UNESCO world heritage site and the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia. We toured the temple complex, and climbed many stairs to greet the Hindu pantheon of…

Jan 25 2026

SST students study religion in Indonesia, where six religions are officially recognized across 17,000 islands, yet faith is even more diverse in practice.

Jan 24 2026

Our academic theme for Week 1 has been Indonesian History & Politics. We heard two lecturers on this theme, visited the Kraton (Palace and home of Yogyakarta’s Sultan), read historical sources and listened to an audiobook overviewing Indonesia’s dynamic history.…