The future that we will create
In this 125th year of Goshen College, President Stoltzfus shares her imaginings of the future that we will create as we emerge broken-hearted and yet full of courageous imagination.
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A response to national grief, outrage and upheaval
We stand in solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters — fellow colleagues, students, alumni and community members.
President Stoltzfus’ 122nd Commencement speech: A time for loaves and fishes
Goshen College President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus delivered this speech for the 122nd Commencement Ceremony, held online, on April 26, 2020.
A delightful inheritance
This presidential column originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2019 issue of The Bulletin BY REBECCA J. STOLTZFUS ’83, President of Goshen College IN THIS 125TH anniversary year, we pause and wonder at the heritage that we have received, and consider how we are shaping that heritage in this time for the…
President’s Blog: ‘A Delightful Inheritance’
What have we inherited from our founders and servant leaders over these 125 years?
President Stoltzfus backs Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus added her signature this week to a letter of support for the Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019, a bill that seeks to address the growing number of students in higher education with mental health concerns.
President’s Speech: Reflections on Servant Leadership
Goshen College was brought into being by ordinary people who saw potential and had the courage to develop that potential. By extraordinary leaders who were motivated by their own joy in the work, and also to create something for their community, as it was then and for the generations to come.
Our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion
President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus shares about the college’s commitments to these important values.
Our new, distinctively Goshen mission
President Stoltzfus discusses GC's new mission statement and vision statement, and how they will guide us forward.
Editorial: Unforeseen outcomes – Colleges change lives in unpredictable ways
Rebecca Stoltzfus says accepting the presidency of Goshen College was “one of the scariest decisions I have ever made.” Drawn to “the possibility of education that integrates reason and love,” she now says, “there is no place I would rather be.”