Events include A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250 (June 6 – September 14, 2025) at The Morgan Library in New York City, curated by Juliette Wells, Professor of Literary Studies, showcasing donations to both institutions by Goucher alumna Alberta Hirshheimer Burke ’28, and If I Loved You Less: Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the Jane Austen Collection at Goucher College, a public celebration on September 13, 2025 at Goucher. Goucher’s collection also includes the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) archives of which Alberta’s husband Henry G. Burke was a founder, along with Joan Austen-Leigh and J. David Grey.

The innovation taking place at Goucher was highlighted recently by President Devereaux at the Baltimore Region Investment Summit. Hosted by the Greater Baltimore Committee, he was joined by leaders like David Rubenstein, Owner of the Baltimore Orioles and Brandon Scott, Mayor of Baltimore. They shared insights on the major investments shaping the future of the Baltimore Region, including this year’s announcement that the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, a nationally recognized leader in construction management and general contracting, announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the Goucher campus.

The national radio show discusses the partnership between Goucher College and Edenwald Senior Living, highlighting why more colleges are collaborating with retirement communities to offer lifelong learning.

Goucher College and ISEP Study Abroad have announced a new strategic partnership that brings together these two leaders in study abroad to expand access to transformative educational opportunities for all students. By innovating study abroad programming and increasing access for students across the globe, Goucher and ISEP will cultivate international learning opportunities and outcomes that will impact students worldwide. The partnership further strengthens Goucher’s focus on global education and its work of inspiring global changemakers.  

This month, we mark the conclusion of the [UNDAUNTED] comprehensive capital campaign and the success of the past decade, as the campaign far exceeded its $100 million goal to fund scholarships, professorships, and transformative projects across campus. Raising more than $170 million and looking towards future endeavors, the campaign led to the completion of capital projects, including the Evelyn Dyke Schroedl ’62 tennis courts, Mary Fisher Dining Hall, and the move of Froelicher Hall to make way for the First-Year Village. Building The Judy C. Lewent Science Center ’70 is the campaign’s final stage. This $50 million, 44,000-square-foot building will create an exciting environment for interdisciplinary learning and hands-on research for faculty and students. Fundraising will continue to outfit the state-of-the-art Lewent Science Center while construction is completed over the next two years.

Now in its fourth year, the KRES Fund seeks to enable Goucher faculty to remain lifelong learners and continue their intellectual curiosities and passions through exploration of the sciences, technology, and their relationship to society. The fund is designed to encourage faculty to pursue new experiences outside of their prior work, explore novel areas of knowledge, and push disciplinary boundaries. Recipients are provided with a year’s worth of funding to begin these new projects. This year’s research topics include the politicization of science, new delivery agents for cancer drugs, data science and athletics, and Jane Austen and movement.

Goucher College and Tashkent International University (TIU) have partnered to offer international students the opportunity to earn a Goucher College degree through 2+2 and 1+3 academic degree pathways. Goucher has welcomed international students for more than 125 years, and this multifaceted partnership builds on Goucher’s long-standing commitment to providing students with an integrated global education. It is the first articulation partnership Goucher has launched with an international institution.

Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, will deliver the keynote Commencement address at the Goucher College Class of 2025 ceremony. At Global Refuge, Vignarajah leads the largest faith-based national nonprofit exclusively dedicated to supporting immigrants and refugees in the United States. In operation for more than 85 years, Global Refuge has helped over 800,000 people rebuild their lives in the United States. 

Inside Higher Ed showcases how Goucher’s community-based learning micro-experiences remove obstacles for students to participate in high-impact experiences. This innovative program supports students’ success through experiential learning opportunities.

Goucher College broke ground on The Judy C. Lewent ’70 Science Center, which will be a LEED-rated 44,000-square-foot annex to the Hoffberger Science building and will offer state-of-the-art labs and learning spaces designed to power the future of science and propel generations of students to success. The $50 million project is slated to open in Fall 2027 and will allow for the expansion of faculty and student research opportunities.