Event: Rooted Connections: Centering Wellness Date & Time: Saturday, April 20, 1-4 p.m. Location: Goshen College Newcomer Center 19 Cost: Free and open to the public; Registration required for hair and nail services (Open to GC students only) Aja Ellington Goshen College’s Office of Diversity, Equity and…
ON MARCH 4, 1969, Daniel (Dan) Leatherman ’58, associate professor of political science, sent a three-page resignation letter to President Paul Mininger ’34. Leatherman had distinguished himself academically as an undergrad and after studying at the University of Chicago, he returned to join the GC faculty in 1963.
Goshen College’s fall 2023 enrollment shows an overall headcount of 824 students enrolled in all undergraduate, adult degree completion and graduate programs, which represents an increase of 56 students from last year.
A new Goshen College history, “A Mennonite College for Everyone(?): Goshen College and the Quest for Identity and Inclusion, 1960-2020,” vividly describes the transformation of a faith-based, liberal arts college as it has wrestled with questions of identity and inclusion in a context of rapid social and culture change.
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus gave this opening convocation speech, "Sweet Synergy," on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. She said: "Synergy is sweet. And synergy is all around us – in flavors, in music, on teams, in relationships and business and biology." It includes the story of Orie Eigsti '31, as well as announcing the 2023 student recipients of the Global Citizenship Awards.
How does a small, historically Mennonite college in Northern Indiana find itself on the brink of becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution in 2022, when only four percent of undergraduate students identified as Latinx just 15 years ago? Goshen College’s journey toward becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) is really three interconnected stories.
