Goucher College and Loyola University Maryland have announced an expanded partnership to offer more pathways to graduate school. Beginning in Fall 2024, Goucher undergraduate students will have access to a fast-track admissions process for five Loyola graduate programs, including biological forensics, data science, forensic pattern analysis, school counseling, and business for emerging leaders.

Associate Professor of History Evan Dawley has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Taiwan for the 2024-25 academic year. Dawley will be conducting research on the republic of China and its diplomatic relations with members of Chinese and Taiwanese diasporas from the 1920s to the 1970s.

Michael Marshall, Ed.D., has been selected as the new vice president for enrollment and student success and will join Goucher College on July 1. Marshall, who has served in various higher education roles for more than 20 years, was selected through a comprehensive national search. He will serve on the President’s Cabinet and report directly to Goucher College President Kent Devereaux.

This summer, Esther Everson ’25 will continue to deepen their global perspective in Meknes, Morocco, as part of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the nationally competitive program has an acceptance rate of less than 10%.

Four Goucher College faculty members from a range of liberal arts disciplines have been promoted, with two of them receiving tenure. Arlette Ngoubene Atioky and Asha Shepard have been promoted to associate professor and have received tenure, and Matthew Hale and Jeanie Murphy have been promoted to professor.