At Goshen College, our diversity is essential to our academic excellence and vibrant community.
As we teach, learn and seek truth together, our diversity invites us to see in new ways, to recognize new problems, to imagine new solutions, to realize our strengths and to claim justice.
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Diversity
Diversity is the sum of the ways that people are both different and similar. Diversity has many dimensions that intersect in a wide variety of ways; these dimensions include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, language, culture, religion, mental and physical ability, class, immigration status, and others.
Equity
Equity means an intentional focus to reduce disparities in opportunities, experiences and outcomes for all members of the campus community. Equity is expressed in a commitment to address historical and current manifestations of social bias and exclusion, including the ways in which social arrangements disadvantage some groups and legitimate others.
Inclusion
Inclusion means belonging to a campus environment in which people are respected, accepted and connected to one another. Community members come together in friendly, caring, and authentic ways, and have opportunities to participate in community life and its ongoing evolution.
Note: The above are “working definitions” — our work is happening in this context and our work will also evolve these definitions. The definitions draw upon these sources:
Diversity Toolkit Introduction, National Education Association (accessed July 25, 2018)
Museus & Jayakumar, eds, Creating Campus Cultures, pp 12-17; Routledge, 2012
Ginsberg & Wlodkowski, Diversity & Motivation, 2nd Ed, Chapter 2; Jossey Bass, 2009
“Qualitative Inquiry for Equity in Higher Education.” ASHE Report on Higher Education 2012.
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Three Goshen College seniors have been named winners of the 2024 Global Citizenship Award: Fatima Zahara won a $10,000 scholarship as the first-place awardee, while Silas Immanuel and Arleth Martinez each won a $5,000 scholarship as runners-up.
Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr., former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, will speak at Goshen College's annual Beechy Peace, Justice and Reconciliation Lecture on Oct. 24.
The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery recently released a new episode of its Spotify podcast series, featuring Goshen College student leaders Arleth Martinez and Manny Villanueva.
Among liberal arts colleges for most students studying abroad
-U.S. News & World Report
Countries represented among our student population
Are students of color or from outside the U.S.
Most globally minded colleges
-Christian Science Monitor
Different faith traditions are represented among our student population
Among all liberal arts colleges for high ethnic diversity on campus
-U.S. News & World Report
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
