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Posted on August 26, 2019

Bearing Music from Boston to Brazil

After traveling with the Boston Symphony Youth Orchestra this summer, violinist Jinyung Suh ’22 says, “You just realize that the world is so much bigger than you make it out to be.”

Posted on August 23, 2019

The Fruits of Homesickness

On the North Shore of Boston, there are sunflowers on professors’ desks and fresh green beans on the plates of college students and homeless people alike—all because Saliha Grace Shelton ’20 first asked herself the question: What do I miss about Turkey?

Posted on August 21, 2019

Collaborative Conductor Joins Music Faculty

Posted on August 14, 2019

Good Samaritans in the Burn Zone

At 9 a.m. on November 8, 2018, three Gordon alumni and their families were in bumper-to-bumper traffic on one of the three roads out of Paradise, CA, along with 26,000 other people trying to escape California’s deadliest wildfire.

Posted on August 9, 2019

Complicated Miracles: Life in Paradise a Year After the Camp Fire

Last year in November, the Camp Fire hit Katherine Sorich’s ’05 hometown like a tidal wave, displacing 52,000 people and laying waste to 14,000 residences, but her house wasn’t one of them.

Posted on August 7, 2019

Capturing the Cannons: Gordon Lacrosse Player Interns with the Boston Cannons

Jacob Hryzan ’20 united his knack for photography with his love of lacrosse in a marketing internship with the Boston Cannons, a Major League Lacrosse professional team.

Posted on August 1, 2019

Ready for Takeoff: Tips for the Academic Year

With another academic year swiftly approaching, Veronica Andreades '20 gathered some tips for charting a successful course from some seasoned pilots of the academic airways.

Posted on July 26, 2019

Trading Lab Coats for Broadway Costumes: Grad Olivia Buelow’s Gig in NYC

When Olivia Buelow '18 graduated, her eyes were set on medical school. But an unexpected opportunity to work as a wardrobe dresser on Broadway for Moulin Rouge! The Musical introduced her to a new passion.

Posted on July 18, 2019

Alum Awarded White House Honors for Medical Breakthroughs

Dr. John E. Harris ’98 receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers.

Posted on July 16, 2019

Prepping for Move-in Day: 10 Things to Pack, 10 Things to Leave Behind

Whether your Pinterest board is bursting with décor ideas or you’re in denial that college is just seven short weeks away, before you clear out Target’s college aisle or hide under a blanket, here are 10 things to pack and 10 things to leave behind.

Posted on July 4, 2019

Making Stars for the Next Moon Landing

Fifty years ago, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted an American flag on the moon’s powdery surface, the stars were a little lackluster, especially in retrospect.

Posted on June 24, 2019

Sharing the Wealth: Gordon Opens Campus to Summer Groups

Despite most students being away, Gordon is no ghost town over the summer—40 different organizations and groups from all over the country and world enjoy the picturesque surroundings make use of the campus’s otherwise vacant facilities.