
Goucher College is an independent, selective, coeducational institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary traditions of the liberal arts and a broad international perspective on education.
The first college in the nation to pair required study abroad with a special travel stipend of $1,200 for every undergraduate, Goucher believes in complementing its strong majors and rigorous curriculum with abundant opportunities for hands-on experience in the world.
Through internships, community service, and study abroad -- and a first-rate arts and sciences academic program -- Goucher teaches its students to engage the world as true global citizens.
| Goucher Supports the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program Goucher College has chosen to participate in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program to ensure that veterans returning from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other duty stations have an opportunity to benefit from a private liberal arts college education. |
| Goucher Announces the Elizabeth Deale Lawrence ’66 and Bryan Hunt Lawrence Prizes for Innovative Teaching Goucher College is pleased to announce the Elizabeth Deale Lawrence ’66 and Bryan Hunt Lawrence Prizes for Innovative Teaching, a new award to support recipients during their service in the Teach for America program or at a charter school. |
| Goucher Creates the Brooke Peirce Center for Undergraduate Research in Special Collections and Archives Goucher College has created the Brooke Peirce Center for Undergraduate Research in Special Collections and Archives to engage undergraduate students in special collections and archives research and hands-on learning. The center will honor Brooke Peirce, a beloved Goucher professor of English from 1954 to 1985 who passed away in 2003. |
| Summer Reading Selection 2009 This summer, new students at Goucher College will explore the extraordinary technological progress and emerging urban threats that helped shape the United States in the 20th century by reading and discussing The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. The book is Goucher’s 2009 summer reading assignment for incoming first-year and transfer students. |