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Members of a Swedish equestrian industry delegation stopped to visit Goucher on their week long visit with the Maryland Department of Agriculture/Equestrian Industry. Here, former Goucher Director Patte Zumbrun and current Director Jen Bunty give an overview of what a collegiate riding program entails, as well as how our riding students  manage to balance success in […]

Leslie Lewis came to Goucher in July as the new provost and vice president for academic affairs. A big fan of the liberal arts, blues, and organic gardening, she calls Goucher “a college with a conscience.” Here, the former dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences and professor of English at Ithaca College, discusses her

Goucher understands the traditional admissions process does not showcase everyone’s true abilities. At Goucher we value potential, and students are more than just numbers here. That’s why we created the Goucher Video App, in which prospective student create a two-minute video about how they will flourish here.

Goucher is transforming its campus with a new, 185-bed residence hall that will be completed next fall. It’s the first building of a first-year village for incoming students that will extending education from the classroom to the residence halls, creating a true living-learning community.

For the Fall 2015 Goucher Poll, Dr. Mileah Kromer and students from Goucher’s Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center asked Marylanders about the direction the state is heading, and how they feel about state and national politicians, marijuana legalization, police-community relations, and more. See the full results of the poll here.

A group of staff and faculty members filtered into Merrick Lecture Hall on a recent Monday afternoon. Looking around the room, someone spoke up: “We don’t have to sit segregated this time?” Welcome to “What Is Race?” where even the seating plan is part of the lessons. Nearly 150 faculty and staff members are participating

In the new exhibit Supernatural: In the Face of Danger, artists F. Lennox Campello, Ric Garcia, Carla Goldberg, Jeannette L. Herrera, Simon Monk, Richard Schellenberg, Andrew Wodzianski, and Nicholas Zimbro explore various aspects of heroes and their place in culture. Superheroes are making their way into many contemporary artists’ visual lexicon. Epitomizing the timeless battle

In Superheroes: The Real Story, Dulce Pinzón uses photography to document what she says are the perfect examples of a hero who has gone unnoticed. This exhibit features images of Mexican immigrants dressed in the costumes of popular superheroes. Immigrant workers in New York City commonly work extraordinary hours in extreme conditions for low wages.

On Friday, August 28, Mitchell Moran-Kaplan, Ahmed Ibrahim, and Rebecca Guerrero got their first taste of Baltimore City as Goucher students—but in an expected way. As cars rumbled overhead on the Hanover Street Bridge, the first-year students hopped from rock to rock, picking up trash. “It makes me feel really good that we’re getting involved

She loves horror flicks, has a dog named Bouncy, and thought she’d be a forensic scientist before realizing social justice and equity were what really got her excited. Meet Luz N. Burgos-López, our new(ish) assistant dean of students in the Center for Race, Equity, and Identity. 1. Give us a brief biography: I was born