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https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Community-Garden-Ribbon-Cutting-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Community-Garden-Ribbon-Cutting-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Community-Garden-Ribbon-Cutting-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Community-Garden-Ribbon-Cutting-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Features<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/good-natured\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGood Natured\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A walk in the parks, gardens, arboretums, and conservatories where Goucher alums work and volunteer.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/good-natured\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Good Natured\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8507 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/new-notable-books-summer-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/26635-18321_NewNotableBooks_1800x900px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8621\" alt=\"Book covers from Goucher community members\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/26635-18321_NewNotableBooks_1800x900px.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/26635-18321_NewNotableBooks_1800x900px-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/26635-18321_NewNotableBooks_1800x900px-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/26635-18321_NewNotableBooks_1800x900px-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/26635-18321_NewNotableBooks_1800x900px-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Features<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/new-notable-books-summer-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNew &amp; Notable Books\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Recent books include a James Beard Award winner, a groundbreaking songbook collaboration, and an investigation from a New York Times journalist. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/new-notable-books-summer-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New &amp; Notable Books\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8539 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-goucher-today category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/meet-the-horses-of-goucher\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1289\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/meet-the-horses-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/meet-the-horses-2.png 1289w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/meet-the-horses-2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/meet-the-horses-2-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/meet-the-horses-2-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1289px) 100vw, 1289px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Features<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/meet-the-horses-of-goucher\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMeet the Horses of Goucher\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Head over to the campus barn and get to know Walter, Clever, and Cookie the miniature horse in these videos.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/features\/meet-the-horses-of-goucher\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Meet the Horses of Goucher\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a82a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7a82a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bd60ea elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none video-label elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"75bd60ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;rem&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8544 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-goucher-today category-summer-2026 tag-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UWstWsGipH0\" >\n\t\t\t\tGoucher\u2019s Global Changemakers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In 2006, Goucher became one of the first colleges in the country to require 100% of students to study abroad. The impact on students has been far-reaching and lasts a lifetime. This year, as the college celebrates 20 years of being a leader in global education, we asked alums to share how their study abroad experience has impacted their education, career, and life.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656733f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"656733f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7680f69a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7680f69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=UWstWsGipH0&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.goucher.edu\\\/magazine\\\/files\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/goucher-global-changemakers-tn.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:8811,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/goucher-global-changemakers-tn.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdbbd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acdbbd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Edited by Adan Rodriguez.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49133b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e49133b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3930e0 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-posts--align-left alumni-spotlight-label elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"f3930e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;71&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;rem&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8497 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-spotlight category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/natali-fani-gonzalez-03\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Natali-Fani-Gonzalez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8551\" alt=\"Natali Fani Gonz\u00e1lez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Natali-Fani-Gonzalez.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Natali-Fani-Gonzalez-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Natali-Fani-Gonzalez-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Natali-Fani-Gonzalez-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Natali-Fani-Gonzalez-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Alumni Spotlight<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/natali-fani-gonzalez-03\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNatali Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez \u201903\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Maryland\u2019s\u00a0Montgomery County Council president focuses on job creation, housing equity, and affordability.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/natali-fani-gonzalez-03\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Natali Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez \u201903\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8495 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-spotlight category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/carter-polakoff-97\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Carter-Polakoff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8549\" alt=\"Carter Polakoff\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Carter-Polakoff.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Carter-Polakoff-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Carter-Polakoff-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Carter-Polakoff-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/Carter-Polakoff-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Alumni Spotlight<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/carter-polakoff-97\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCarter Polakoff \u201997\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Twenty-seven years after interning at Port Discovery, she returned to the museum and is now the president and CEO.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/carter-polakoff-97\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Carter Polakoff \u201997\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8493 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-spotlight category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/from-the-archives-june-mazer-49\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/June-Mazer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8550\" alt=\"June Mazer in 1965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/June-Mazer.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/June-Mazer-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/June-Mazer-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/June-Mazer-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/files\/2026\/07\/June-Mazer-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Alumni Spotlight<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/from-the-archives-june-mazer-49\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrom the Archives: June Mazer 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