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Faith Bailey grew up in rural southern West Virginia with her family and later attended high school in the historic, albeit insular, Appalachian town of Harpers Ferry, WV. When she decided to pursue a college education, she applied to just two schools: West Virginia University, where she would be guaranteed merit-based financial aid through that state’s […]

While nearly all four-year colleges and universities offer study abroad, Goucher College became and remains the only liberal arts college in the United States where 100 percent of students study abroad. Goucher’s study abroad program gives students a truly global perspective—and competitive advantage in the marketplace. This commitment to educating students to become global citizens has

Goucher College has been included in the annual college guide Fiske Guide to Colleges. The guide is a subjective but systematic collection of profiles of more than 300 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain that was compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske. In the guide Goucher is cited

Rhoda M. Dorsey, the eighth president of Goucher College and the first woman to hold that post, passed away on May 10 in her apartment at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville, Maryland. Goucher will honor the life and work of Dr. Dorsey at a celebration on Monday, June 16, at 11 a.m. in Kraushaar

In Shifting Ground, Selected Paintings 2008-2014, a new art exhibit at Goucher College, Greg Minah traces the trajectory of his paintings since completing an artist residency program in Joshua Tree National Park six years ago. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, is being presented in Rosenberg Gallery on Goucher’s campus, from

Students from Goucher’s Master of Digital Arts Program will present their multimedia works in “Bit BI Bit,” an exhibition that will run in the college’s Silber Art Gallery starting July 1 and running to the end of the month.The exhibit is free and open to the public and may be viewed Mondays 9 a.m. to

As part of Goucher College’s Commencement festivities, the “Donning of the Kente Cloth” ceremony will give students of color an opportunity to honor their heritage, experiences, achievements, and those who have supported them during their educational career. The ceremony will take place at noon on Thursday, May 22, in Merrick Lecture Hall. During the ceremony,

Susan Eisenhower—a widely respected expert on foreign policy and international affairs, particularly U.S.-Russian relations, and the granddaughter of the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower—will receive an honorary degree and deliver the keynote address at Goucher College’s 123rd Commencement on Friday, May 23, 2014. Margot Perot, a member of the Goucher College Class of 1955, also

The Governor’s Maryland State Park Advisory Commission will recognize Goucher College’s Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center for its dedication and commitment to the well-being of Maryland state parks at a ceremony to be held on Thursday, May 8, at 10 a.m. in the Batza Room of the Athenaeum. In July 2013, Mileah Kromer, director of

Sean McComb, a 2013 graduate of Goucher College’s Professional Development Certificate program, has been named the 2014 National Teacher of the Year. He teaches English at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts, one of Goucher’s professional development schools. President Barack Obama will introduce McComb as the 64th National Teacher of the Year during