New Aschliman Peace Arts Collection honors the work of Kathryn Aschliman ’54
Kathryn Aschliman, professor emerita of education, taught in the Laboratory Kindergarten for 34 years, and now has a peace arts collection named after her.
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A look inside the criminal justice system: Q&A with Inside-Out students
In its fourth year, Goshen College’s Inside-Out Exchange Program has quickly become known for the deep and powerful connections that are made between inside and outside students and has become one of the most popular May term classes at the college. We talked to three students who participated this May term.
Student speaks on Capitol Hill about growing up in Palestine: ‘We all have a dream just as MLK had’
Yazan Meqbil, a junior molecular biology/biochemistry major from Palestine, spoke on Capitol Hill to U.S. lawmakers on Thursday, June 8, during an event sponsored by Defense for Children International marking 50 years of Israeli military occupation and examining life for Palestinian children.
Making music to change lives
In the first undergraduate program of its kind, Goshen College students are learning to teach music based on the principles of El Sistema.
Ann Hostetler to give C. Henry Smith peace lecture about Amish shunning
Ann Hostetler, Goshen College professor of English, will present the 2017 C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Administration Building Room 28. Hostetler’s speech is titled “Conflict and Creativity: Shunning and Its Legacy in Amish and Mennonite Communities.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
Yazan Meqbil, Palestinian sophomore, wins annual peace oratorical contest
Yazan Meqbil, a sophomore molecular biology/biochemistry major from Hebron, Palestine, won the top prize of $500 at the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest with his speech titled “Beyond Occupation of Mind and Body.” His speech will also be entered in Mennonite Central Committee’s bi-national intercollegiate oratorical contest.
Mark Schloneger ’92 and Election Day Communion – The Peace Lab Podcast
Hannah Heinzekehr interviews Mark Schloneger, pastor of North Goshen Mennonite Church in Indiana and one of the co-founders of the Election Day Communion movement.
Eva Lapp ’15: White privilege and patriotism: Mennonites, Colin Kapernick and protest – The Mennonite
Eva Lapp reflects on Mennonite reactions to patriotism and Colin Kapernick.
Looking at a chronology of peace at Goshen College
Since it was founded in 1894, Goshen College has cultivated a long tradition of peacemaking.
Goshen College students protest Dakota Access pipeline – ABC 57
The Dakota Access pipeline is causing controversy across the country, and one group of Goshen College students came out to protest it.