Based on our experience, you will stand out to any employer who is looking for someone who can think for themselves, finds joy in doing their own research, can understand text and data quickly, and tell engaging stories that take the culture, needs and emotions of others seriously. In a sea of college graduates whose degree prepares them only for career X, our students stand apart as curious learners and empathetic listeners who have the soft skills that prepare them for 100 careers and graduate programs, not just one. Our graduates do particularly well when compared to other Midwestern colleges in applying for graduate schools – from Law to Humanities, to Politics or Education. And they enter meaningful careers: recent graduates work in the justice system, financial analysis, city planning, teaching, criminal justice, NGO advocacy. They have become lawyers, political consultants, church leaders or software research directors at major Silicon Valley companies.
You dive in early, closely mentored by us as professors beyond the classroom. Far from memorizing names and dates, you will explore and discuss the stories that made the world around you into what it is. We believe that any meaning, joy, justice or progress we wish to see today is only possible if we know how we came to be the way we are – in all our complexities and nuances. And you will research and tell these stories for yourself, working with original sources and cutting edge current scholars’ work, with your peers and professors – from American immigration history through the lens of food, to ancient empires, to constructions of gender in 20th century China. We call our students not only to high academic standards but also to honest reflections about your place in the world.
Many of our majors combine our 41 credit hours with another major or a minor or two. In fact, we will require that you take classes outside of our discipline that fit your goals. And we make sure your internship connects you to the real world value of what you study here.
Financial aid is available. Contact us today to learn more!
After graduating, Zach enrolled in a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in digital libraries. He is now an assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics.
Zach's storyDr. Julia Schiavone Camacho, Associate Professor of History, reflects on faith and learning.
Dr.'s storyGreg Koop graduated from Goshen College in 2006 with a degree in psychology and history. Today, he is a postdoctoral researcher in the Memory Modeling Lab at Syracuse University in New York.
Greg's storyJacob Yoder graduated from Goshen College with a history major and a global economics and international studies minor in 2014. Along with being a top student, he played on the GC men's soccer team for all four years.
Jacob's storyDavid Harnish is a 2012 graduate from Flanagan, Illinois. He graduated with an education and history degree to pursue his goal of being a high school history teacher.
David's storyDan Eash-Scott '24 chose Goshen for the study abroad opportunities and the community.
Number of history courses that will take you off-campus (Paraguay, Southwest U.S., Morocco)
of alumni agreed that history professors are genuinely interested in their students
of GC history and political science faculty have Ph.D.s
of history alumni agree that their undergraduate education prepared them for graduate or professional school
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Elizabeth Miller
Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism
Assistant Professor of History
Philipp Gollner
Associate Professor of US History & MQR Book Review Editor
John P. R. Eicher ‘05, associate professor of European History at Pennsylvania State University–Altoona and 2023-24 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, has launched a YouTube lecture series titled "Western Civilization (1500-Present): From Dawn, to Decadence, to Disillusionment."
Jan Bender Shetler ’78, the director of global education and former professor of history at Goshen College, is set to retire this year, concluding a career dedicated to historical research, community involvement and cultural preservation.
This year’s seven President’s Graduating Leader Awardees with (front, center) President Stoltzfus: (front, left to right) Julia Jun, Mariela Esparza, Sofia Sanchez; (back, left to right) Manny Villanueva, Eduardo Horiba Curvo, Nelson Kemboi, Dan Eash-Scott. Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus recently honored seven graduating seniors with the…
