In The Loop

Proposals for Goucher’s Spring 2013 Fund for Independent Research and the Fund for Social Justice Research are due May 20.

krkee001 — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:24:10 +0000

Steven DeCaroli

krkee001 — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:45:22 +0000

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.

In Rotary International’s magazine, Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar ponders moral ambiguities and compromised principles as we try to tackle the big questions facing humanity.

krkee001 — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:24:25 +0000

Kratz Summer Writing Fellows

ancoc001 — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:29:50 +0000

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.

Christina Murphy

ancoc001 — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:29:29 +0000

Christina Murphy’s ’12 paper “La force critique du cinéma: La Vida Perra de Juanita Narboni et le Maroc contemporain,” written in French 351 – Special Topics in Francophone Literature and Cinema: the Cinemas of the Maghreb in fall of 2011, was recently published in Proto: An Undergraduate Humanities Journal.

Nancy Magnuson

ancoc001 — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:28:31 +0000

On May 20 Goucher College Librarian Nancy Magnuson will deliver a keynote address at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Library Association, College and Research Division. In “Booking the Athenaeum” she will discuss how books informed the design and enrich the ongoing programming of the Goucher College Library, opened in 2009 and designated the No. 1 Library Journal New Landmark Library in 2012.

27 bits of wisdom from last year’s commencement addresses

ancoc001 — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:27:00 +0000

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

Which Colleges Are the Greenest in the US?

ancoc001 — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:25:57 +0000

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.

Community Metal Killing Machine

ancoc001 — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:23:47 +0000

This City Paper article looks at Goucher-alum founded Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS), which is debuting its next full-length original rock opera, Murdercastle, opening May 10 and running for three weekends at the Autograph Playhouse in Baltimore.

Convocation

ancoc001 — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:16:39 +0000

Convocation on 5/9 will recognize students who have earned academic, artistic, and civic achievements during their tenure at Goucher College.