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Goucher College is delighted to announce that Judy C. Lewent ’70, an accomplished business executive who retired in 2007 from Merck & Co. as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and her husband, Mark Shapiro, have pledged a $10 million lead gift to support the construction of Goucher’s Science Innovation Center, a $40 million expansion of Goucher’s existing Hoffberger Science Center designed to meet the demands of science, today and into the future.

High-quality teaching, a commitment to global education, and providing an equitable and valuable education to students are hallmarks of a Goucher College education, and the 2024 U.S. News & World Report college rankings once again affirm that Goucher is one of the best national liberal arts colleges in the United States.

Goucher College is proud to announce the appointment of three new members to the Goucher College Board of Trustees.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), an organization aiming to serve and strengthen society by nurturing a diverse group of leaders in biomedical sciences to improve human health through education, has awarded Goucher College funds to collaborate with Stevenson University to further develop their long-standing Collaborative Teaching Fellows Program (CTFP) partnership with Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland.

The upcoming academic year brings fresh voices and added prestige to Goucher College, as eleven new faculty members have joined the community. In addition, two faculty members started last January, and one has taken on a new role.