27 bits of wisdom from last year’s commencement addresses

Goucher’s 2012 Commencement keynote speaker Ira Glass is mentioned in this The Week roundup.

Which Colleges Are the Greenest in the US?

Sustainablebusiness.com takes a look at the green rating system that puts Goucher near the top when it comes to higher education and sustainability efforts.

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Steven DeCaroli

Goucher Professor of Philosophy Steven DeCaroli  has been awarded a fellowship from Taiwan’s National Science Council, which will support a yearlong appointment as a research fellow at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.

Kratz Summer Writing Fellows

The Kratz Center for Creative Writing at Goucher College has announced the new 2013 Kratz Summer Writing Fellows. They are: Corinne Bennett ’13, Lisa Charron ’13, Hannah Fenster ’15, Alexandra Kessler ’15, Timothy Proser ’14, Raychel Rapazza ’14, Anna Richardson ’13, Inga Schmidt ’13, Laura Tims ’14, and Sierra Troy-Regier ’13. Each year the Kratz Center offers writing fellowships for the summer. Qualified sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are fiction writers, poets, creative nonfiction writers, and playwrights can apply to awards ranging from $1,000 to $3,000. The fellowships fund worthy projects falling within the following areas: travel and/or research connected to and culminating in a work of creative writing; a writing-related internship at a literary magazine or book publisher; and/or attendance at a summer conference or workshop.

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