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Public Service Award winner Gayle V. Economos ’76

Gayle Economos was the first person to graduate from Goucher College with a degree in communication.

Collage of Tina Sheller, April Oettinger, and artifacts in Goucher's collection.

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Investigating the past

At the heart of campus, on the bottom floor of the Athenaeum, past the elevators and next to the vending machines, is a locked set of doors.

Goucher's women's soccer team at the Voter Extravaganza on September 20, 2024

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Get out the vote

With the election less than six weeks away, opportunities for civic engagement abound on Goucher’s campus—through courses, events, and more.

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The Goucher professor who changed my life

Goucher alums share heartfelt and meaningful stories of the professors they’ll always remember.

A phot collage of Goucher alums who live abroad.

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Alums abroad

For love, for work, for new horizons—there are many reasons Goucher alums move to other countries.

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The next legacy of science innovators

Standing on the shoulders of their predecessors, young alums are working in a wide range of STEM fields creating legacies of their own.

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Remembering the SS Goucher Victory

On June 2, 1945, the SS Goucher Victory launched at Baltimore, where it was built. It was the first victory ship to honor a college in Maryland.

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An international collaboration on stage

In early March, Goucher professors and students welcomed the TRAC theater company from France for a collaborative production of Molière’s “The Miser.” It was the kind of international and interdisciplinary experience that the Goucher community thrives on.

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Finding their beat

With a strong foundation from their faculty mentor David Zurawik, these young alums are the next generation of award-winning journalists.

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The art of the collection

From curating galleries to cultivating personal collections, these alums are working with art.

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Envisioning the future

Goucher Magazine asked members of the planning committee to get together in the Ungar Athenaeum to discuss what they saw in the new Campus Master Plan.

Jessica Moore with U.S. soldiers in Doha, Qatar

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Protecting the US at the World Cup

Jessica Moore ’94 is the chief of the Major Events Coordination Division of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service.

Damon Highsmith, Debra Shore, and Adam Ortiz

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The protectors

At the Environmental Protection Agency, three Goucher graduates are working hard to protect our water, land, and air. They must be vigilant, committed, and adaptable.

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Introducing the 2022 Kratz Center Summer Writing Fellows

This year, Goucher’s Kratz Center for Creative Writing has offered summer fellowships to 10 students, which will fund travel, research, and writing projects.

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Goucher hosts global forum

In mid-April, dozens of higher education leaders came together in person and virtually for a two-day forum at Goucher College to discuss global learning.

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Transformative learning

Education has transformed Seowon Kim twice. First at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, and now at Goucher College, where she is learning who she really is.

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The sandwich generation

Sandwiched Goucher alums share their stories of caring for a parent and a child at the same time.

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Back to school

This year, first-year students were not the only ones moving to campus for the first time. Many sophomores also moved into residence halls after spending their first year online.

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Serving their community

A cohort of Goucher alumnae/i is working in Baltimore City government to support equitable reforms for the city and its citizens.

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Two pandemics separated by more than 100 years

The 1918 flu pandemic was caused by the H1N1 virus and spread worldwide. One hundred years later, Goucher is using best practices to navigate another pandemic.

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Voter voices: Fire of young enthusiasm

In 1920, Goucher students fought for a woman’s right to vote. In 2020, the Goucher community continued to advocate for voting rights while engaging with the next generation.

Jennifer Hyde Sachs, Goucher Class of 1990

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An unplanned life: Jennifer Hyde Sachs ’90

Jennifer Hyde Sachs ’90, an entrepreneur and public speaker, recently spoke with the Goucher community about her life in Beijing and the bilingual school she started.

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Not content with tradition: The racial justice teach-in

As part of a national racial justice teach-in, Goucher faculty opened their classrooms to the public for discussions about Goucher, racial equity, and more.

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Goucher alumnae/i dive head first into the pandemic

Stories from four medical professionals, all Class of 2007 graduates, who are experiencing the realities of COVID-19 every day.

Goucher College senior students in class

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Let’s raise our glasses—from all over the world—to Goucher’s senior students

Graduating seniors have much to celebrate this spring. For four students, that includes $25,000 grants to take part in AmeriCorps’ Teach for America.

Goucher College Associate Professor Phong Le

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Goucher professor makes 3D printed face shields for Baltimore hospitals

When Goucher moved to remote learning, Associate Professor of Mathematics Phong Le ’03 brought home the 3D printer to do some maintenance. Now, he’s running it all day long, printing parts for face shields for health care workers.

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The essentials of community

Whether it is at an outreach event, or in the laundry room, “everyone finds a community here no matter what their story is,” Ramos-Fontán says.

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Set the table: What does your plate say about food accessibility?

As students in Emily Billo’s environmental justice class learned, forces of privilege determine access to healthy food. The class collaborated with the Black Yield Institute to understand the issue.

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Paul Henderson exhibit comes to the library

By Kailah Figueroa The Goucher College Library welcomes Paul Henderson: Photographs from the Civil Rights Era, a traveling exhibit from

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First jobs (after college)

First jobs teach us a lot. Our first jobs after college can help start our career paths, or help us decide to do something else.

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Goucher students enter a different kind of sports battle

In the spring semester, Goucher created a League of Legends esports team to compete in the Division III Landmark Conference, which introduced esports for the first time.

Leanne Leonora, Nia Vargus, and Phaye Poliakoff-Chen

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Travel writing sparks reflection on race

In December 2018, Donte Small ’18 and Nia Vargus ’18 presented at a conference on race in Curaçao. It was a gratifying end to their Intensive Course Abroad.

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