I feel honored to be in a unique place to speak to the overlap between womanist theology and Anabaptism. In my experience, 99.9% of Anabaptist-Mennonites are unaware of womanist theology beyond the basic idea that it focuses on Black women’s experience. And there is so much more to womanism than that.
On January 25, 2023, Goshen College students, staff and community members gathered in the Church-Chapel to celebrate the recent designation of the college as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. This is Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus' speech, as prepared for delivery.
The U.S. Department of Education formally designated Goshen College as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) last week. This means that for consecutive years the college has met the criteria of at least 25 percent of its full-time undergraduate students identifying as Hispanic/Latinx, and that it enrolls a high number of students who demonstrate financial need.
Goshen College students, faculty and community members will focus on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and explore the theme “Hidden Treasures: Untold Stories,” with Dr. Darryl Heller, director of the IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center and assistant professor of women’s and gender studies, during the campus’ annual public celebration events Jan. 14-16, 2023.
Jan Bender Shetler, director of global engagement and professor of history at Goshen College, has spent the past 40 years of her life conducting and analyzing oral history research on cultural memory in Tanzania. This summer, her research entered a new phase with the official public launch of the Mara Cultural Heritage Digital Library (MCHDL).
Goshen College will once again offer evening Spanish language classes for adults through the GC Center for Community Engagement, with classes available in a variety of proficiency levels, from beginner to advanced conversation. Classes will be held in person on Goshen College’s campus on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from…
Goshen College has been awarded a $299,904 campus grant from the U.S. Department of Justice through the Office on Violence Against Women to build on current resources available to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Goshen College has been awarded an Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant provides funding to further develop the Equipping Scholars for Globally Engaged Learning (EGSEL) project offering additional support to faculty leading Study-Service Term (SST) courses.
Sarah Augustine, a Pueblo (Tewa) descendant, will speak during a special convocation at Goshen College on November 9 at 10 a.m. about seeking right relationship through engaging in true solidarity with Indigenous Peoples.
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus was one of five prominent women within the community who were honored earlier this month as Women of the Year by YWCA of Northern Indiana.
