Author name: Tara de Souza

The Goucher Poll asked Maryland citizens for their opinions toward same-sex marriage, immigration, and marijuana. Highlights of the results regarding these pressing issues in the state are detailed below. When asked their opinion on the effects that same-sex marriage has had on Maryland society since it became legal last year, 28 percent of citizens indicate

The Goucher Poll asked citizens for their perspectives regarding the job approval and favorability ratings of President Barack Obama and U.S. political parties, as well as their opinions about economic conditions. Citizens also were asked about their thoughts regarding the new health care law. Perceptions of President Obama, Political Parties, and Congress Fifty-seven percent of

Twenty-seven percent of Maryland residents indicate the economy is the most important issue facing the state today. Another 15 percent say the most important issue is taxes, followed by 14 percent saying it is education. Forty-six percent believe the state has gotten off on the wrong track, while 45 percent think it is going in

The Goucher College Library has announced the winners of the Second Annual Applestein-Sweren Prize for book collecting, which was made possible by an endowment established in 2012 by Betty Applestein Sweren ’52 and Dr. Edgar Sweren. The competition encourages Goucher students to read for enjoyment and to develop personal libraries throughout their lives; to appreciate

Poet, essayist, and author John Lane will give a reading and talk about the interconnection of animals and humans in our urbanized world on 10/31 at 3:30 p.m.

The loss of America was a stunning and unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire at the time of the Revolutionary War. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and political leaders in Britain must have been to blame. Andrew O’Shaughnessy, the Saunders director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies

The college rankings season is well under way, and Goucher College has fared well, particularly among classifications that measured such important factors as academic quality, environmental sustainability, and study abroad. Here is a brief compendium of Goucher’s inclusion in many of the most closely watched college ranking publications: Goucher once again has been included in