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In his talk “A Life in Books: A Publisher’s Thoughts on the Past and Future of the Book” David Kent, CEO of HarperCollins Canada, will reflect on his 40 years in the publishing industry—how publishing has changed, what has remained the same, and where it may be headed. This event will be held Monday, March […]

Paul Miller, associate professor of history at McDaniel College, will speak about the outbreak of the First World War during “The First Shots of the First World War: The Sarajevo Assassination in History and Memory,” on Tuesday, March 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the Batza Room of the Athenaeum. This event is free, open to

Authoritarian governments try to isolate individuals from one another, but in the age of Twitter and Facebook, this is impossible. Or as one blogger put it, “Now I know who my comrades are.” Social media helps people overcome feelings of powerlessness, leading to the rise of a new kind of citizen. Emily Parker, author of

Dagmar Herzog, a professor of history at the Graduate Center of City University of New York, will present the talk “Post-Holocaust Anti-Semitism and the ‘Invention-Discovery’ of PTSD” on Monday, April 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the Batza Room of Goucher College’s Athenaeum. In this presentation, Herzog will discuss the emotionally charged conflicts among medical professionals

Every year 70 billion pounds of food are thrown away in the United States, while one of six Americans lacks consistent access to food. To highlight this waste and disparity, Goucher College is presenting Dive!, a documentary about dumpster diving–searching through trash for discarded but still-edible food—on Thursday, April 10, at 8 p.m. in the

Photo: Tiffany Espinosa teaching during the January 2014 residential portion of graduate courses. Though Kayhla Cornell has loved her time in Goucher’s cultural sustainability master’s program, she has decided to join the college’s new environmental studies master’s program. Kayhla thinks the environmentally focused coursework will be a better fit for her future goals, plus she

Goucher’s Jenna Sumar ’15 and Cuong Nguyen ’14 soon will be showcased in the Second Annual Best of Baltimore Student Film Festival. It’s the second time Daniel Marcus, associate professor of communication and media studies, has submitted students’ work for the event. He said screening films before a live audience can be an important step

The 2014 Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble Spring Concert—held on Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12—will feature Goucher students performing works by modern guest artists Xan Burley and Alex Springer, Goucher faculty member Karissa Horowicz, and Goucher students Julia Corrigan ’14 and Ashley Daigle ’14. Also being performed will be George Balanchine’s Episodes and August

John C. “Chris” Inglis retired from his role as deputy director of the National Security Agency on January 10, 2014. He served the United States’ biggest intelligence agency during one of its most tumultuous moments. Inglis will discuss NSA operations past, present, and future during “Security and Privacy: Values in Conflict,” Goucher College’s Spring 2014

In Goucher College’s new art exhibit Femme, nine female artists—Alana Beall, Allana Clarke, Donna Feldman Lasky, Claire Girodie, Marilyn Gomez, Lauren Kalman, Judith Peck, Maggie Schneider, and Sandylee Triolo—explore various aspects of womanhood. The diverse works in this exhibition portray much more than the beautiful female form; they delve into the psyche, the personal, and