President

Jun 02 2026

This presidential column originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of Bulletin

Apr 10 2026

President Rebecca Stoltzfus was recently featured on Small College America, a podcast dedicated to exploring the role and value of small colleges in higher education.

Dec 15 2025

President Rebecca Stoltzfus was recently featured on the podcast The Path Less Traveled, hosted by Craig Heatherly.

Dec 01 2025

In her colum, President Stoltzfus touches on the relationships that form the most important experiences for Goshen College alumni and friends. 

Nov 10 2025

The Goshen College Board of Directors has unanimously reappointed President Rebecca Stoltzfus to a third term of five years.

Sep 15 2025

We have experienced another hard week of gun violence in America. For me, it has been a week of intense emotions – heavy emotions as well as joy and hope. How do we escape the doom loop? How do we stop partaking when it is dished up to us from all sides of the media and culture that we swim in?

Aug 28 2025

In the first convocation of the 2025-26 academic year, President Stoltzfus gives her welcome address and announces student awardees.

Jun 10 2025

Explore what it means to embrace Living True Evangelical Faith today through impactful stories and community engagement.

Jun 10 2025

Reflect on ways to "Awake, Our Souls!' emphasizing love and righteousness in faith practices from an Anabaptist perspective.

Jun 10 2025

Explore a contemporary vision for the Faith Formation at Goshen College, focused on Christ-centeredness and Anabaptist-Mennonite values.

Jan 21 2025

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

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?…

Oct 09 2024

During Homecoming Weekend festivities, Goshen College announced the launch of the public phase of “Connected Cause: The Campaign for Goshen College” and seeks to raise a total of $68 million in new gifts for this comprehensive campaign by the end…

Aug 29 2024

Opening convocation speech, as prepared for delivery by President Rebecca Stoltzfus, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Hello, Goshen College! It is wonderful to be here with each one of you. I am so happy to see our returning students, and...

Aug 19 2024

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.

Jun 12 2024

President Rebecca Stoltzfus '83 spent a week of May in Tanzania leading a team of researchers from Tanzania, Kenya and the United States.

Apr 28 2024

Baccalaureate address (as prepared for delivery) by President Rebecca Stoltzfus at the Goshen College Baccalaureate Celebration on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Apr 17 2024

Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus recently honored seven graduating seniors with the second annual President’s Graduating Leader Award during a special banquet ceremony on April 10 (view photos from the event). This award is presented to outstanding seniors who demonstrate...

Aug 30 2023

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…

May 25 2023

Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus honored eight graduating seniors with the new President’s Graduating Leader Award, along with their high school and college mentors, during a special banquet ceremony.

May 01 2023

Baccalaureate address (as prepared for delivery) by President Rebecca Stoltzfus at the Goshen College Baccalaureate Celebration on Saturday, April 29, 2023. » Read the 2023 Commencement story » Full-text of Commencement Address by Dr. Felipe Hinojosa » Commencement photo album » Academic...

Jan 30 2023

On January 25, 2023, Goshen College students, staff and community members gathered in the Church-Chapel to celebrate the recent designation of the college as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. This is Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus' speech,…

Oct 31 2022

Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus was one of five prominent women within the community who were honored earlier this month as Women of the Year by YWCA of Northern Indiana. 

Sep 06 2022

What makes our community so unusually fruitful? Because we are rooted in good soil. We are like a prairie.