Theron Schlabach, professor emeritus of history, dies at 87
Theron F. Schlabach, professor emeritus of history, died May 13, 2021, at Greencroft Health Care in Goshen. He was 87 years old and taught at GC from 1965 to 1998.
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Four alumni graduate from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Four Goshen College alumni graduated from the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) on May 1, 2021 in Elkhart, Indiana.
Shetler receives grant for Tanzania oral history digital library
Jan Bender Shetler, director of global engagement, received a grant this month from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a Goshen College-led collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU) to digitize an oral history collection from the Mara region of Tanzania.
David Reimer ’84 named new U.S. ambassador to Sierra Leone
Ambassador David Reimer is the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone effective March 2021, replacing outgoing Ambassador Maria E. Brewer.
A wellspring of empathy: Connecting justice for the marginalized
For Goshen College alumni, action speaks louder than words. Equipped with a law degree and a sense of justice, these graduates are using their law careers to compassionately rethink criminal justice and restorative justice and serve people on the margins of society. Allen Bohnert ’98 Photo credit:…
Allen Bohnert ’98 interviewed in NPR story about troubling effects of lethal injection
Allen Bohnert '98 is a federal public defender who represents Ohio inmates with upcoming executions.
Maple and Hickory Scholars pursue summer research online and in-person
The eight-week Maple Scholars research program and Hickory Scholars sustainability program continued this summer, despite an early end to the academic school year due to coronavirus.
John D. Roth book tells story of stewardship, mutual aid
Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Everence, the Anabaptist stewardship agency, Herald Press is releasing a book about the organization’s history, written by John D. Roth, professor of history.
Rachaelann Klink ’20: A lesson in resilience
Goshen has taught me about resiliency - and when is it more applicable than now?
Shetler authors book on women’s generational ‘network of knowledge’ in Tanzania
Jan Bender Shetler, professor of history and director of international education at GC recently published "Claiming Civic Virtue: Gender Network Memory in the Mara Region, Tanzania" (University of Wisconsin Press, July 2019), looking at the history of the Mara Region through the stories of women.