Goshen pastors, officials review Latino community policing presentations – The Elkhart Truth
Goshen College professor Gilberto Perez was involved in a series of Community Policing presentations held for the Latino community in Goshen recently.
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Goshen College in 1960 inspired the entire campus
By Richard R. Aguirre Hershberger at Goshen College, circa 1960. (Photo by the Elkhart Truth) Many famous people have visited Goshen College since it was founded in 1894 — none more famous than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The slain civil right leader visited Goshen College on March 10,…
Building an intercultural family, one student at a time
Goshen College students Tavo Parral and Yvette Cardenas recently donned caps and gowns to receive their diplomas at graduation in front of their families—the blood relatives who traveled from a distance and the families they formed on campus.
S.A. Yoder Lecture to feature Mexican-American author Luis Urrea
Mexican-American poet, essayist and novelist Luis Urrea will present Goshen College’s annual S.A. Yoder Lecture on “The Border, Immigration and the Devil's Highway: A Journey with the Author Luis Urrea."
Local young adults share their perspectives through photos in new exhibit
Young adults from local high schools and Goshen College are combining art with social justice to share their perspectives in a new exhibit in the Goshen College Good Library Gallery, titled “Photovoice: Student Perspectives on Iterculturalism, Diversity and Educational Access.”
Goshen College to launch new master’s degree program in intercultural leadership
Building on the success of its master’s degree programs in environmental education and nursing, Goshen College will offer a new Master of Arts in Intercultural Leadership, starting in January 2013.
Goshen College and University of Notre Dame publish ‘Latinos in Northern Indiana’ research series
Goshen College's Institute for Latino Educational Achievement, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies, published a three-volume series of research reports, titled "Latinos in Northern Indiana," during the spring of 2011. The reports assess the educational experiences of local Latinos and provide recommendations for improvement.
Goshen College launches institutes focused on ecological regeneration, Latino educational achievement and global Anabaptism
An "exciting new chapter" has begun at Goshen College, according to the college's President James E. Brenneman on March 24 as he launched three institutes, all focused on the college's distinctive academic strengths as they relate to faith.
Cross-cultural studying right in their own backyard
Sometimes you don't have to travel thousands of miles in an airplane over oceans to truly encounter another culture. Sometimes you just have to cross the street.
Goshen College to launch domestic Study-Service Term in local Latino community
Northern Indiana may not have the exotic allure of Cambodia or Peru, but after 40 years of sending students around the world for a semester of cross-culture learning, Goshen College is launching a new location for its Study-Service Term (SST) program right in its own backyard.