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Posted on February 15, 2021

Opening Wide the Door to the Great Outdoors

50 Years of La Vida: The rugged, grassroots efforts that teetered on the brink of failure, and came back to transform thousands of lives.

Posted on February 5, 2021

Caring for Students’ Mental Health: Meet the Counseling Center Interns

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, another epidemic of its own was making headlines: the mental health of college students. Meet a few of the people ensuring that Gordon students have the support, resources and help they need.

Posted on February 4, 2021

Six Black Heroes and Heroines of Gordon’s Past

In honor of Black History Month, The Bell retells the stories of six Black men and women—all graduates of Gordon and Barrington—who went to great lengths to shift the currents of history.

Posted on February 3, 2021

Boardroom to Classroom: Career Executive Joins Economics and Business Faculty

Business and marketing executive, nonprofit board member, lifelong learner. Meet the newest ECB faculty member, Greg Smith.

Posted on January 28, 2021

A Semester of Adventure in Store at Gordon

College during pandemic provides an opportunity to transform a different kind of semester into a brave new adventure, and Gordon has plenty planned for students this spring.

Posted on January 18, 2021

The Hard Work of Choosing Forgiveness Over Hatred

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Bell interviewed the Honorable Herman J. Smith Jr. ’70.

Posted on January 8, 2021

Remote Learning Takes Gordon’s Mission Around the World

For the first time in Gordon’s history, students can opt into a fully remote learning experience from anywhere in the world. It’s a new era for Gordon.

Posted on January 7, 2021

Delving into the Dokes Ministry Scholars, an Accelerated Pastoral Degree Program

Hear from the inaugural Dokes Ministry Scholars program director, Andrew Breton ’08, about his vision for Gordon's new accelerated pastoral degree program, offered through a partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Posted on December 19, 2020

Advent Meditations from La Vida: Walking with Presence

La Vida's final Advent devotional meditates on Galatians 6:4–6 and the importance of allowing God to guide our impact in the world.

Posted on December 18, 2020

5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Christmas Story

Because the journeys of Mary, Joseph and the magi only take up a few sentences in the Bible, there is much left to our imagination. To understand the risks Mary and Joseph took to bring the Messiah into the world and the lengths the magi went to just to meet him, The Bell interviewed biblical geographer Nicole DePue ’08.

Posted on December 16, 2020

How the Pandemic Changed the Tune for Gordon’s Musicians

COVID-19 protocols posed a challenge to the Department of Music's daily rhythms, but their creative adaptations meant they reached more audiences than ever.