Looking at a chronology of peace at Goshen College
Since it was founded in 1894, Goshen College has cultivated a long tradition of peacemaking.
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What can you do with a Goshen College degree? We asked 10 recent alumni.
Ever wonder what you can do with a Goshen College degree? Wonder no more — we checked in with a few of our recent graduates to find out what they’ve been doing since graduation.
New U.S. history professor brings religious and national ‘outsider’ perspective to role
Philipp Gollner will bring his interests in religion, migration, space, race and ethnicity to Goshen College this fall as a new assistant professor of U.S. history. An Austrian native, Gollner moved to the United States in 2006.
Saulo Padilla ’05: Finding love in a hopeless place – Mennonite Church USA
Saulo Padilla '05 works for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. as coordinator for the Immigration Education National Program. His passion to work with immigrants comes from his own experience as the son of a refugee and immigrant, as well as the biblical call to welcome the stranger.
A pacifist take on Independence Day: Grant Rissler ’99 – Richmond Magazine
Grant Rissler '99 is a doctoral candidate in public policy and administration at Virginia Commonwealth University, assistant director for programs at the Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute and he’s a board member for the Richmond Peace Education Center and the fair-trade shop Ten Thousand Villages.
Summer student research involves game theory, stop motion animation, bystander training and more
Sixteen Goshen College students are participating in summer research projects through the college’s Maple Scholars Program.
Jason Kauffman ’05 named MCUSA archives director – The Mennonite
Jason B. Kauffman of Durham, North Carolina, has been named full-time director of archives and records management for the denomination’s Executive Board (EB) staff, effective July 1, 2016.
Global Anabaptist Profile surveys and maps Mennonite World Conference
The GAP, a joint initiative of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism (ISGA-Goshen College) and Mennonite World Conference (MWC), is a two-year project profiling the demographics, beliefs and practices of 24 church conferences in MWC.
First recipient of Schafer-Friesen Research Fellowship conducts research on Anabaptist theology and engineering
The first Schafer-Friesen Research Fellowship researcher, Karl H. Kienitz, an engineer from Brazil, arrived at Goshen College in June to study Pilgram Marpeck.
Students study honeybees, racial identity, Latin American music and more in summer research program
This summer, 18 Goshen College students are participating in the Maple Scholars Summer Research Program.