Goucher College Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Goucher College is a selective, private, coed, liberal arts college dedicated to providing a multidisciplinary, international education. Founded in 1885, it was the first college in the nation to require undergraduate study abroad. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Goucher enrolls approximately 1,500 undergraduates and 700 students in graduate degree programs and has more than 15,000 alumnae and alumni. The Goucher SoundCloud page is an archive of podcasts from lectures, events, and interviews on campus.
Human Invasionby Kristen WheelerA new twist on the Martian invasion theme. As the play opens, three siblings, Azul, Illumi and Zircon meet for brunch… on Mars.Playwrights’s Statement: One day, I was scrolling through social media and saw a post about a climate change protest and saw someone holding a sign that said, “There Is No Planet B.” Millionaires such as Elon Musk consider moving to Mars if the Earth gets destroyed. It’s predicted that humans will continue to practice colonization on other planets. This play tells a dark-comedic story from a Martian’s perspective. Producer - Michael CurryCast:Azul- Riley SellersIllumi - Han LevensonZircon - Grace QuijanoNews Reporter - Walker HallHuman - Jamie Nguyen * Marching on Red SoilMore info at https://www.goucher.edu/theatre
The Pageantby Paula CizmarThree friends meet in the future to plan the annual pageant to celebrate how the world came together and saved the environment from destruction.Playwright’s Statement: Most of us know deep in our bones that we have to protect the earth, but what stops us is the hard work that must be put into the effort. Then there are the fear tactics used by certain politicians who say that climate change activists just want to take away our ice cream and our cars, and force us to ride around in high-speed trains “powered by unicorn tears.” But suppose we get to a place where everyone finally agrees to make change—and it happens? And it’s successful! Imagine a future where we save the earth. That’s where this play came from—a future where environmental justice winsProducer - Farrah GrubmanGAIA - Aaliyah DiosesGAI-ETTE - Clare SorensenGAIALEE- Kristen Wheeler * Unicorn TearsMore info at https://www.goucher.edu/theatre
DreamSongby Heidi KraayTwo children whose lives are disrupted by wildfire conjure a mythical sea creature as a way to restore hope. Playwright’s Statement: Like many big ideas, the theme “Envisioning a Global Green New Deal” got me thinking from a childlike perspective in order to see into it more clearly and from the gut. Inspired by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, I stuck onto the question—what is the future we want?—and gravitated toward her words that “we can be whatever we have the courage to see.” Producer - Jadyn StraigisAZ - Colette DiaBERRY - Farrah Grubman ** Moonbeams by Honor MorrisMore info at https://www.goucher.edu/theatre
Apology, My by Keith BarkerThe Prime Minister rehearses an official apology for the effects of climate change, with the help of The Fixer, a political advisor. Playwright’s Statement: This play came out of exchanges I’ve had with my uncle over the years. He is a fervent climate change denier who believes it is a hoax drummed up by lefty pinkos. This play is me writing out my disillusion by imagining a revelation about the climate crisis through the eyes of a Prime Minister who finds himself on the wrong side of history. Producer - Clare SorensenCast:Prime Minister - Rebecca KatzFixer - Dexter MelloMore info at https://www.goucher.edu/theatre
Book of G by Nelson Diaz-MarcanoZ is struggling with their chapter of the Book of Generations and seeks Mother’s guidance and support. Playwright’s Statement: What inspired me to write this play was the question of how I would envision a world in which the Green New Deal would exist. I couldn’t see it. As a person obsessed with sci-fi and magic, the Green New Deal sounds too much like a deus ex machina device, a too-good-to-be-true solution to tie up loose ends. The only way I could make sense of the last four years and the Green New Deal was to see it as a narrative series made to entertain those who do not have to live it. And most importantly, to see what happens when your values and your art have to coexist. Producer- Kristen WheelerCast:Mother - Gracie FlippenZ - Jadyn StraigisMore info at https://www.goucher.edu/theatre
Paying For It by Thomas PetersonThis is a play about paying for climate action or paying for climate inaction; a play about who pays, and how.Producer - Allison CampbellCast:Someone - Sam Rose Someone Else - James MulloolyMore info at https://www.goucher.edu/theatre
Mike Semancik, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the Goucher Choral Society and Orchestra, talks about the joy of ensemble musicianship, and the challenges of conducting during the pandemic.
Goucher Professor Mustapha Braimah talks about the rich heritage of West African dance, music and theatre and the surprises and discoveries West African dance offers to students trained in ballet and modern. Recorded April 24, 2023.
John Thomas, Goucher’s Live Events Presenter, talks about the full calendar of events coming to Goucher in the fall of 2023. Monthly Sunday Peabody Conservatory concerts, author Janine Capo Crucet, and many more. View upcoming events at https://events.goucher.edu
Assistant Professor of Communications, Sonja Bozic, talks about her work in film and New Media. In particular she talks about her internationally recognized project-in-development, Chocolate Milk, a virtual reality experience that will bring its audience into the lived experience of her autistic co-creator.
Professor Amanda Woodson talks with dancer, choreographer and artistic director, Rosie Herrera who was a resident guest artist of the dance program this year, and whose work will be seen in the Spring Dance Ensemble concert April 21 and 22. Rosie is a Cuban-American dance artist whose award-winning company, The Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre of Miami, has toured all over the country. For more info on the Spring Dance Ensemble concert visit:https://events.goucher.edu/event/goucher_repertory_dance_ensemble
Assistant Professor and Poet Edgar Kunz talks about what inspired his upcoming book of poetry, his writing process, and the joys of teaching poetry. More info at: https://www.goucher.edu/faculty/edgar-kunz
Composer and Professor of Music, Kendall Kennison, talks about his upcoming concert, his composing process, and the arc of his teaching and composing career. More info at: https://www.goucher.edu/faculty/kendall-kennison
The United States has become one of the countries with the largest growing number of international students. Students from all around the world come here for a variety of reasons, some to pursue education, some to flee war-ridden areas or some just want to have a different experience. Regardless of the reasons, their experiences are a kaleidoscope of laughter, self-reflection and challenges. Each international student coming to the United States, whether an Indian exchange student studying biochemistry or an inspiring Chinese writer in the Creative Arts, has left a great impression on the lives they touched and impacted the way education is viewed, not just in the United States but also globally. This project is a way for Goucher College to celebrate the multifaceted way that the international student community has shaped the history of the institution and how international students have shaped the immigration system as well as the education system of the United States.
The United States has become one of the countries with the largest growing number of international students. Students from all around the world come here for a variety of reasons, some to pursue education, some to flee war-ridden areas or some just want to have a different experience. Regardless of the reasons, their experiences are a kaleidoscope of laughter, self-reflection and challenges. Each international student coming to the United States, whether an Indian exchange student studying biochemistry or an inspiring Chinese writer in the Creative Arts, has left a great impression on the lives they touched and impacted the way education is viewed, not just in the United States but also globally. This project is a way for Goucher College to celebrate the multifaceted way that the international student community has shaped the history of the institution and how international students have shaped the immigration system as well as the education system of the United States.
The United States has become one of the countries with the largest growing number of international students. Students from all around the world come here for a variety of reasons, some to pursue education, some to flee war-ridden areas or some just want to have a different experience. Regardless of the reasons, their experiences are a kaleidoscope of laughter, self-reflection and challenges. Each international student coming to the United States, whether an Indian exchange student studying biochemistry or an inspiring Chinese writer in the Creative Arts, has left a great impression on the lives they touched and impacted the way education is viewed, not just in the United States but also globally. This project is a way for Goucher College to celebrate the multifaceted way that the international student community has shaped the history of the institution and how international students have shaped the immigration system as well as the education system of the United States.
The United States has become one of the countries with the largest growing number of international students. Students from all around the world come here for a variety of reasons, some to pursue education, some to flee war-ridden areas or some just want to have a different experience. Regardless of the reasons, their experiences are a kaleidoscope of laughter, self-reflection and challenges. Each international student coming to the United States, whether an Indian exchange student studying biochemistry or an inspiring Chinese writer in the Creative Arts, has left a great impression on the lives they touched and impacted the way education is viewed, not just in the United States but also globally. This project is a way for Goucher College to celebrate the multifaceted way that the international student community has shaped the history of the institution and how international students have shaped the immigration system as well as the education system of the United States.
In the fall of 2018 Black students at Goucher College organized a protest known as the Blackout in response to a hate crime on campus to demand that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protests a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Black students at Goucher College organized a Blackout protest in the fall of 2018 in response to a hate crime on campus. The Blackout demanded that Goucher’s administration address this crime with urgency, something the students felt was lacking in response to past hate crimes. This collection of oral histories allows Black students at Goucher who were involved in the protest a space where they can memorialize their thoughts on the Blackout and the hate crime that sparked it.
Since the date of this recording, current alumni Sunnie who is mentioned in this recording has transitioned and now goes by he / him pronouns
The Oral History of Religious Minority Collection preserves Goucher College's history of religious diversity and inclusion. Inspired by the growing diversity on campus and concerned with the intensifying social divides outside its walls, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life began collecting stories of Goucher alumnae/i in 2019. These oral histories, conducted by current Goucher students, are a contribution to the greater history and cultural artifacts of Goucher College and they stand as a living legacy of resilience and interfaith connection, a source of empowerment for all minorities on campus, and a starting point for interfaith dialogue.
The Oral History of Religious Minority Collection preserves Goucher College's history of religious diversity and inclusion. Inspired by the growing diversity on campus and concerned with the intensifying social divides outside its walls, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life began collecting stories of Goucher alumnae/i in 2019. These oral histories, conducted by current Goucher students, are a contribution to the greater history and cultural artifacts of Goucher College and they stand as a living legacy of resilience and interfaith connection, a source of empowerment for all minorities on campus, and a starting point for interfaith dialogue.
The Oral History of Religious Minority Collection preserves Goucher College's history of religious diversity and inclusion. Inspired by the growing diversity on campus and concerned with the intensifying social divides outside its walls, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life began collecting stories of Goucher alumnae/i in 2019. These oral histories, conducted by current Goucher students, are a contribution to the greater history and cultural artifacts of Goucher College and they stand as a living legacy of resilience and interfaith connection, a source of empowerment for all minorities on campus, and a starting point for interfaith dialogue.
The Oral History of Religious Minority Collection preserves Goucher College's history of religious diversity and inclusion. Inspired by the growing diversity on campus and concerned with the intensifying social divides outside its walls, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life began collecting stories of Goucher alumnae/i in 2019. These oral histories, conducted by current Goucher students, are a contribution to the greater history and cultural artifacts of Goucher College and they stand as a living legacy of resilience and interfaith connection, a source of empowerment for all minorities on campus, and a starting point for interfaith dialogue.
Jane Austen is, foremost, a social commentator. Dress is a nuanced social marker, and her novels use clothing and needlework to pinpoint niceties of character. Austen’s letters reveal a lively interest in clothes, alongside her concerns about how to dress well on limited income. During the author’s short life, unprecedented and accelerated change saw Britain’s turbulent entry into the modern age. Clothing reflected these transitions on local and global scales, and exploring the dress experiences of people who lived through Austen’s age goes a long way to understanding her work, her time, and its histories. In this talk, dress historian Hilary Davidson explores the lives and dress of the middle-class British gentry during the ‘long’ Regency (1795-1823) through the lens of Jane Austen’s life and writing, drawing on five years of research for her ground-breaking 2019 book, Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion.
Jane Austen is, foremost, a social commentator. Dress is a nuanced social marker, and her novels use clothing and needlework to pinpoint niceties of character. Austen’s letters reveal a lively interest in clothes, alongside her concerns about how to dress well on limited income. During the author’s short life, unprecedented and accelerated change saw Britain’s turbulent entry into the modern age. Clothing reflected these transitions on local and global scales, and exploring the dress experiences of people who lived through Austen’s age goes a long way to understanding her work, her time, and its histories. In this talk, dress historian Hilary Davidson explores the lives and dress of the middle-class British gentry during the ‘long’ Regency (1795-1823) through the lens of Jane Austen’s life and writing, drawing on five years of research for her ground-breaking 2019 book, Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion.
Jane Austen lived in the cottage at Chawton from 1809 until shortly before her death in 1817, and it was in that house that she completed all her novels. Jane Austen Memorial Trustee Martyn Dell provides an insider’s view of "the most treasured Austen site in the world."
The translation of any poem from one language to another is a process of detail and feeling. Translating Kiriu Minashita’s “Sonic Peace” message in Japanese to English required deeply understanding a densely beautiful message in Japanese and creating the same emotions in English readers, without losing the message. Editors, Eric E. Hyett and Spencer Thurlow will discuss the intricacies involved in moving between the two languages. Eric E. Hyett is a poet, writer and translator from Boston, MA. His professional home has been Busybusyworld, LLC recently. He has contributed writings to Cleaver Magazine, Harvard Review Online, and Antioch Review among others. Spencer Thurlow lives in Boston, MA and has recently been elected to be the Poet Laureate of his hometown, West Tisbury, MA. Spencer’s work has appeared in The Worcester Review, Comstock, The Aurorean, and others.
The Dr. Myra Berman Kurtz ’66 Seminar guest speaker is Dr. Victoria Niklas ‘82 (Vice President of Innovation and Communication Prolacta Bioscience).
Arnold Sanders, professor emeritus of English, presented a history of the Berners Hours, a 15th-century illuminated manuscript prayer book, and its owners. The manuscript was donated in 2017 by Sanders and his wife, Laura Provan, in honor of their parents and Nancy Magnuson, college librarian emerita.
How an author/illustrator and an orthodontist created a book on disability and bullying: The Elephant with a Knot in His Trunk by Nancy Patz and Stuart Sheer, illustrated by Nancy Patz.
This was a conversation about the removal of Stephen Towns’ paintings inspired by Nat Turner's insurrection from Rosenberg Gallery. With moderation by Rob Ferrell, the panel and Goucher community collectively discussed the boundaries of freedom of expression, the role of art on Goucher's campus, and the role of the institution in facilitating discourse about enslavement and racism, in the past and present. Goucher's relationship to the Black body was examined through Stephen's artwork.
Featured guests and speakers included the artist, Stephen Towns; Myrtis Bedolla, curator of Gallery Myrtis; Zoë Charlton, chair of American University's art department; Nyasha Grayman Simpson, professor of psychology; Ailish Hopper, associate professor of peace studies; Graham Eng-Wilmot, visiting professor of communication and media studies; and Rob Ferrell, photographer and organizer.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
Storyteller Queen Nur http://queennur.com/ presented an evening performance on February 27, 2017 as part of the Storytelling Theme Semester. Queen Nur is a an alumna of Goucher's Master's in Cultural Sustainability program and currently President of the National Association of Black Storytellers. Queen sees stories as a central means of sustaining cultures and the people who participate in them, and building bridges of understanding across lines of difference.
Goucher College President José Antonio Bowen spoke with WBAL NewsRadio regarding his philosophy on maximizing classroom time and his new book, “Teaching Naked Techniques.” In an environment of increased content competition, Dr. Bowen advocates for reviewing content out of the classroom, so that during class a dialogue takes place amongst professors and students to increase learning opportunities.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
To help broaden perspectives of the untold and overlooked stories of Black students at Goucher College, Goucher College Archives & Special Collections, led by Yabsera Faris ’17, is collecting oral histories of early Black students at the College. The purpose of this oral history project is to create an in-depth account of personal experiences and reflections of Black alumnae during the first decades of their admittance. These personal histories will become part of the permanent cultural record of the College.
February 3, 2017 is the centennial of the College Day picket of women suffragists on the White House. To mark the occasion and to open the exhibit, Goucher alumnae and students will present their original research on Goucher’s involvement in the women’s suffrage movement, highlighting the role of notable alumnae and faculty.
A celebration of life for Professor Joe Morton was held Saturday June 18 at 1pm in the Athenaeum at Goucher College. Speakers were Jason Morton, Rebecca Morton, Nancy Magnuson, Katie Lautar, Sister Ardeth Platte, and Bart Houseman. Meredith Morton played the cello. The gathering music was performed by José Antonio Bowen.
Dr. Morton was the founder of Goucher’s Peace Studies Program and professor emeritus of philosophy and peace studies. Dr. Morton learned the necessity of reconciliation at an early age. Born in Hungary, he came to the United States as a child with his parents and sister to escape the Holocaust. Dr. Morton received his bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and his doctorate in philosophy from the Johns Hopkins University. He came to Goucher in 1963, chaired the Philosophy Department from 1978 to 1988, and founded the Peace Studies Program in 1991, one of the few programs in the country of its kind at that time. He served Goucher faithfully until his retirement in 2000 and remained an active member of the community until his passing. To view the program and Nancy Magnuson's remarks please visit http://hdl.handle.net/11603/3023.
Marlene Trestman '78, former Goucher trustee, author, and former special assistant to the Maryland attorney general, takes us on a journey in her book, Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of New Deal Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate Bessie Margolin. Trestman's book is about attorney and Supreme Court advocate Bessie Margolin. Margolin is described as "shaping modern American labor policy while creating a place for female lawyers in the nation's highest courts."
Scholar Michael K. Dorsey shares his perspective and insights about the historic climate change conferences in Paris. The recording is from Goucher College's Spring 2016 Graduate Residency, for which he was a guest speaker. He also screened a documentary on the Paris climate talks titled Climate Deadline—Paris that he co-produced.
Social emotions like admiration and compassion shape how we think and act, who we become, and how we experience our own lives. Neuroscientist and human development psychologist with the University of Southern California Mary Helen Immordino-Yang will present her research on the neurobiology and psychology of emotional feelings, including their deep roots in the feeling and regulation of the body and consciousness, their propensity to heighten one’s own sense of self-awareness and purpose, and their connections to memory, cultural learning, and the development of interests and expertise. Her studies underscore the interdependence of emotion and cognition, and the necessity of understanding oneself to achieve academic excellence.
How did we end up with a world where when we ask each other how we are doing, the answer is usually: “I’m just so busy”? Why do we do this to ourselves? When did we forget that we are human beings, not human doings? And how do we start recovering peace in the heart, as we strive for peace in the world? Editor of Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism and director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center Omid Safi invites us to sit with these questions. Safi has a forthcoming volume from Princeton University Press on the famed mystic Rumi.
The Biennial Jane Austen Scholar-in-Residence Program brings a competitively selected scholar to Goucher for a week to research the college’s Alberta H. and Henry G. Burke Papers and Jane Austen Research Collection. The chosen scholar also works with related undergraduate classes and presents a public lecture on an Austen-related topic. In her application for the program, Anderson proposed a lecture titled “Emma as Medieval Queen: Jane Austen’s Glorification of Female Hospitality,” which will focus on Austen’s allusion to medieval traditions and symbols in Emma. Dr. Anderson is a professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University and a specialist in 19th-century British literature. She is the author of Jane Austen’s Guide to Thrift and a number of scholarly and popular essays on Austen that have appeared in such publications as Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal, Persuasions On-Line, Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, European Romantic Review, Victorian Poetry, Sensibilities, and Renascence. Her nonfiction essays, including “Why Cornel West Loves Jane Austen,” have appeared in The Huffington Post, Christianity Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Commonweal, Teen Magazine, and the collection, Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global. Anderson is working on a study about female characters and gender issues in Austen’s work.
An oral history with Goucher faculty member Jeffrey Chappell conducted by students in HP 220 Documenting Historic Buildings. The assignment was to interview a Goucher faculty member who was teaching prior to the College becoming co-ed. The interview captures the faculty member's perspective on the decision to go co-ed, their memories of the transition, and thoughts on changes both in and out of the classroom.
Goucher College Professor Uta Larkey conducts a class that provides opportunities for students to interview Holocaust Survivors. This is one of the student interviews.
An oral history of Goucher professor Jean Baker conducted by students in HP 220 Documenting Historic Buildings. The assignment was to interview a Goucher faculty member who was teaching prior to the College becoming co-ed. The interview captures the faculty member's perspective on the decision to go co-ed, their memories of the transition, and thoughts on changes both in and out of the classroom.
A lecture by Michael Suarez, S.J., Director of Rare Book School, Professor of English, and Honorary Curator of Special Collections at the University of Virginia. In celebration of Professor Arnie Sanders’ long career at Goucher College, on his retirement. Sponsorship by the Goucher College Book Studies program, the Friends of the Goucher College Library, and The Baltimore Bibliophiles.
Gail Godwin, bestselling author, three-time National Book Award Finalist, Fall 2015 Visiting Author at Goucher College, read from her works. Three of Godwin’s novels, The Odd Woman, Violet Clay, and A Mother and Two Daughters, were National Book Award finalists and five of them (A Mother and Two Daughters, The Finishing School, A Southern Family, Father Melancholy’s Daughter, and Evensong) were New York Times best sellers. Godwin has lived in Woodstock, N.Y. since 1976 with her long time companion, the composer Robert Starer, who died in 2001. Together they wrote ten musical works, including the chamber opera The Other Voice: A Portrait of Hilda of Whitby, available from Selah Publishing Company: www.selahpub.com. Evenings at Five is a novella based on Godwin’s and Starer’s life together. Godwin received a Guggenheim Fellowship and two National Endowment grants, one for fiction and one for libretto writing. Her newest work is Publishing: A Writer’s Memoir, which details her long career as an author in a changing publishing industry.
Gillian Dow discusses the effect of quintessential "Englishness" on the translation of Austen's works into other languages and cultures. As associate professor and lecturer of English literature at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, Dow has extensively lectured and published about Austen and her works. Two of Dow's upcoming publishing projects concern Austen's writings in translation, how the author's language is constructed by her translators, and the global reception of her adapted works.
Marshall “Eddie” Conway was the minister of defense of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party. Conway spent 44 years behind bars in Maryland as a political prisoner and remains active with prison issues. Friend of a Friend, an organization Conway helped to found while he was incarcerated, works with young men to reduce institutional violence through conflict-resolution training.
Michelle Alexander, a civil rights litigator, legal scholar, and New York Times best-selling author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, will speak about her observations on race and incarceration in America. A book signing will follow this presentation. This event is part of the Roszel C. Thomsen Lectureship series.
Dr. Gabrilove is the James F. Holland Professor of Medicine and Oncological Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City from which she also earned her medical degree. Dr. Gabrilove majored in chemistry at Goucher, and graduated in 1973. Dr. Gabrilove is a world-renowned expert on the role of blood cell growth factors and their role in treating blood cell disorders and leukemia and in combating the life-threatening side effects of chemotherapy.
During her talk, Dr. Gabrilove will make the case that the field of medicine reflects an intersection between humanities and science and offers endless opportunities for personal fulfillment. She will outline why she was drawn to this discipline and will offer potential insights for those contemplating future directions, whether in medicine, science, or other health care fields.
Dr. Gabrilove will use her decision to pursue a career in medicine to illustrate and underscore key attributes she believes contribute to meaningful outcomes, including: mentorship, the importance of role models, and learning to be a good mentee; a sense of humor and receptivity to constructive feedback; creativity and personal discipline; analytical thinking, seeking new knowledge, and moving beyond accepted dogma; the ability to listen and value others; perseverance; and resilience.
Rochelle L. Millen, Wittenberg University Professor of Religion, speaks about the Creation story in Genesis and its implications for women — and men — across contemporary Western religious cultures.
Goucher College's Roxana Cannon Arsht '35 Center for Ethics and Leadership presents Harvard University Professor Michael Sandel.
James Rosen—chief Washington correspondent for Fox News and author of "The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate"—discusses public perception of the First Amendment and whether the right to free speech is under attack. Earlier this year, actions taken against Rosen by the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI as part of an investigation into an alleged leak of classified information placed him and Fox News at the center of a national debate over press freedom and government surveillance.
Author and award-winning journalist Judie Panneton discusses her book, Proud Americans: Growing Up as Children of Immigrants, in a conversation with Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar. The stories Panneton includes in Proud Americans are based on research and extensive interviews with more than 40 people of diverse origins who now live across the United States-from high-profile celebrities and a presidential cabinet member to people whose names may not be known, but whose stories will be relatable to many.
Goucher College’s 2013 summer reading assignment for first-year and transfer students was Colum McCann’s sweeping and radical social novel, Let the Great World Spin. Selected based on suggestions from faculty and staff, Let the Great World Spin sparked discussion among new students, staff, and professors during Goucher’s fall orientation session. McCann attended one of the discussions and later presented a free public reading and question-and-answer session.
Nicholas D. Kristof-- journalist, author, New York Times op-ed columnist, and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes-- spoke at Goucher College as the Spring 2013 Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Visiting Professor. His talk, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” addresses the worldwide mistreatment, marginalization, and brutality toward women and will draw a compelling picture of the trials and triumphs of women struggling for opportunity and equality.
Rabbi Eugene Korn, the American director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel, delivers the seventh annual Myra Berman Kurtz '66 Seminar presentation at Goucher College on Monday, April 30. Korn's seminar, titled "Law and Ethics in Biblical, Talmudic, and Later Rabbinic Tradition: Tensions and Opportunities," examines the relationship of Jewish law (halakhah) and ethics in Jewish thought, as well as outlines some ethical challenges that contemporary culture poses to Jewish law and tradition.
Eliot Cutler discuss how political hyper-partisanship has bred bitter division and legislative paralysis in Washington and why it is a good thing fewer and fewer Americans consider themselves either Democrats or Republicans.
David Brooks--New York Times op-ed columnist, political and social analyist, and author-- gives a talk titled "What Is an American?" This is part of the Spring 2012 Meyerhoff Professor Lecture Series.
Author and Goucher College History Professor Jean H. Baker discusses her new book with college president Sanford J. Ungar. The biography explores the life and controversy of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, one of the loudest voices in favor of sex education and contraception in the 20th century.
Juliette Wells, Goucher College's Burke Jane Austen Scholar-in-Residence for 2009-2010, discusses why present-day Austen fans so often choose to feature the author in their fiction and nonfiction writing.
Joe Janes, Associate Professor and MLIS Program Chair at the University of Washington's iSchool, is a columnist for American Libraries and has recently launched a podcast on historically significant documents, "Documents that Changed the World." Joe discusses the "story of information" and its role in the world and in making us human. This talk is part of the Athenaeum Library Series, and sponsored by Friends of the Goucher College Library, Katharine Parker Scholl Library Fund, and Laura Graham Cooper Lecture Fund.
Melissa R. Klapper '95, professor of history and director of women's and gender studies at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, speeks at Goucher College in an event sponsored by the Friends of the Goucher College Library; the Peace Studies Program; the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department; the History Department; and Goucher Hillel. Melissa discusses her most recent book, Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism, 1890-1940, and traces the role of Jewish women in birth control, suffrage, and peace movements in the United States.
David E. Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times,speaks on "New Threats and New Revolutions: Obama Confronts the World." Sanger was the 2011 Visiting Scholar of the Roxana Cannon Arsht Center for Ethics and Leadership.
A symposium in celebration of the opening of Goucher's new library held in the Hyman Forum of the Athenaeum on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Symposium speakers featured are Carla Hayden, CEO of Pratt Library and Goucher College Board of Trustees; Kathryn Allamong Jacob, Curator of Manuscripts at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, Harvard University; James Neal, VP of Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia Univeristy; Joseph Rizzo, Principal and Library Specialist for the RMJM Athenaeum project; and Roberta Stevens, the outreach projects and partnerships officer at the Library of Congress and the project manager for the National Book Festival.
Goucher College presented a conversation with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state.
Read more: http://www.goucher.edu/news-and-events/ellen-johnson-sirleaf
Dr. Scott's discussion on March 13, 2006 in Goucher College's Kelley Lecture Hall covered the scientific evidence supporting evolution, the legal and educational rationale for teaching it as science, religious points of view, and predictions for the future of the intelligent design debate.
A former university professor, Eugenie Scott earned her Ph.D. in biological anthropology at the University of Missouri. Since 1987, she has served as the executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), a nonprofit organization providing information and resources for schools, parents, and concerned citizens working to keep evolution in public-school science education. A national proponent of church-state separation, Scott serves on the National Advisory Council of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. She is also the author of Creationism vs. Evolution: An Introduction, and the co-editor of Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design is Wrong for our Schools.
Read more at: http://www.goucher.edu/academics/physics-and-astronomy/physics-and-astronomy-news/explore-the-evolution-of-creationism-with-dr-eugenie-scott
Juliette Wells, Goucher College’s Burke Jane Austen Scholar-in-Residence for 2009-2010, gave a lecture titled "For the Love of Jane Austen" on Wednesday, February 17, at 7 p.m. in the Batza Room of the Athenaeum. Wells discussed why present-day Austen fans so often choose to feature the author in their fiction and nonfiction writing.
Wells is a prominent Jane Austen scholar and associate professor of English literature at Manhattanville College. She has written many scholarly articles about Austen, which have been published in The Oprah Affect: Critical Essays on Oprah’s Book Club, A Breath of Fresh Eyre: Intertextual and Intermedial Reworkings of Jane Eyre, Chick Lit: The New Woman’s Fiction, and other books.
Read more at: http://www.goucher.edu/news-and-events/2010-austen-scholar
With mounting worries about the economy, growing bitterness over health care reform, and a looming battle over illegal immigration, this year's highly charged midterm election is likely to result in a Congress that will be very different from the one elected in November 2008.
Judy Woodruff, a co-anchor and senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour, will discuss these issues in a lecture titled "Upside Down and Inside Out: The 2010 Midterm Election" on Friday, October 8, at 8:30 p.m. in the Hyman Forum of Goucher College's Athenaeum.
Read more at: http://www.goucher.edu/news-and-events/judy-woodruff
Goucher College celebrates Constitution Day with a lecture by Senator Benjamin L. Cardin.
Goucher College celebrated national Constitution Day on September 19, 2011, with a lecture by David S. Ferriero, the archivist of the United States, titled "Secrecy and Democracy." More info at: http://www.goucher.edu/news-and-events/constitution-day-2011
In today’s globalized marketplace, with ubiquity across designed products, individuals in diverse cultures around the globe may be found carrying the same iPhones and wearing the same Nike sneakers. Tonya Sweet—artist, designer, and lecturer in the Department of Design at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand—will address this pervasion in her talk “Culturally Reflective Design: Strategies for the Development of Culture-Specific Products.”
To view the corresponding slideshow, visit http://blogs.goucher.edu/culturalsustainability/2013/04/26/tonya_sweet/
Kelly Brown Douglas, professor and chair of the religion department, spoke Feb. 25, 2013 at Goucher’s Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute.
Gershom Gorenberg—the compelling Middle Eastern political expert and historian and Jerusalem-based journalist—discussed “Messianism and Its Discontents” at Goucher College on February 11, 2009.
The lecture focused on messianism, an important force in the world’s religions and modern politics that some believe is essential to progress—and specifically to the Jews’ return to their land. Gorenberg discussed the power of messianism and how it has fueled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read more at: http://www.goucher.edu/news-and-events/gorenberg