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For science majors, it can feel tough to fulfill liberal education requirements in a timely fashion. “We have enough classes as it is,” said chemistry major Eric Adams ’17. That’s why he says it was an easy decision to take a course at Goucher last summer. With his online summer course, Adams said it was […]

Some students graduate and take paths away from Goucher, while others choose to stick around a little longer. Two recent alums who decided they still had more to give Goucher recently shared stories of their past and present experiences here on campus. Ross Shaffer wrote in his admission essay to Goucher that he wanted to

The German Program presents a lecture by music journalist Birgit Reuther, Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the Batza Room, Ungar Athenaeum 448. When thinking of Germany, pop music might not be the first thing that comes to mind. In her lecture, Reuther explains how the history of the country delayed and influenced Germany’s pop

Former Goucher College Equestrian Program Director Patte Zumbrun has been awarded the 2015 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Zumbrun joins 22 equestrian team coaches who have been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award over the 48-year history of the association. As the director at Goucher from 1987 to 2013, she is credited

Goucher College presents “Bumps in the Road,” a performance by writer, singer, and pianist Dan Simpson, on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Merrick Lecture Hall. In this 90-minute program, Simpson combines memoir, poetry, and music to examine what it took for him and his identical twin brother, Dave, both of whom are blind,

Sushma Chapagain, a first-year student leaning toward a sociology major, knows she wants to work for a non-governmental agency either here or abroad in the future. But she’s not totally set on the details. “My career plans evolve quite a lot,” she says. That’s why she is so interested in the Goucher Mentor Network, a

Goucher is bursting at the seams with students, faculty, and alums who have unique, engaging, diverse stories. Assistant Professor Victor Ricciardi was recently ranked among the top 10 finance experts to follow on Twitter. Emily Kagan’s ’03 stint with the Goucher Jujitsu Club led to her career as an “ultimate fighter.” And Andrés Córdoba ’18

Goucher College has hired Dr. Leslie W. Lewis as its next provost and vice president for academic affairs, the college’s second-highest ranking official. Dr. Lewis is a visionary academic leader who will help plan, develop, implement, assess, and improve Goucher’s academic programs and policies. She will start at Goucher on July 1. “I am thrilled

Goucher is honoring the sixth class of inductees into its Athletics Hall of Fame, which recognizes, honors, and perpetuates the memory of those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the college’s athletics and intercollegiate athletics programs. The induction ceremony will be held Friday, April 24, at 6 p.m. in Hyman Forum of the Sanford

Nicholas Basbanes—an award-winning investigative reporter, literary editor, lecturer, and nationally syndicated columnist—will give a talk about his most recent book, On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History, on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Goucher College’s Kelley Lecture Hall. Basbanes is the author of nine works of cultural history, with a particular emphasis