english
February 2, 2023
In defense of the English major
In the past decade, private institutions have gone bankrupt due to the lack of interest in the humanities and a liberal arts education. English departments across the country are currently dealing with low enrollment rates At Goshen College, the incoming class of 2022 has 9 declared English majors and 5 writing majors. There are 109 declared nursing majors and 65 business majors. This distribution is similar nationally, even among Ivy League institutions. The rise of anti-intellectualism is to blame for this. By that, I am referring to the general sentiment of anger, mockery and dismissal against people who read and...
February 2, 2023
Award-winning poet to speak at GC
“Poetry for me is a space,” Urayoán Noel said. “It doesn’t have to be quiet. Poetry can be noisy; it can be messy; it can be performance.” Noel, a Puerto Rican poet, translator and performer will present at the 2023 S.A. Yoder Memorial Lecture, “Adjacent Islands: A Geopoetics of Translation” on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Umble Center. Noel was invited to speak in the lecture series held annually to honor Dr. Samuel A. Yoder, an English professor at Goshen College from 1930-70. Every year, the GC English department seeks to bring nationally and internationally renowned writers and thinkers...