Posted on April 9, 2024
How a First-Year's Film Won National Acclaim: Mason Cummins '27 on His Award-Winning Project
Mason Cummins '27 made a film for a Communications 101 class that won one of only 30 Awards of Excellence at the annual Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts—the largest national contest of student film projects in the nation, despite the fact he was a first-year student in a 100-level class with an entry-level assignment.
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Posted on April 5, 2024
Driving Diversity: Dr. Michelle Loyd-Paige on Challenges, Strategies and Solutions
At a Center for Faith and Inquiry (CFI) event on Tuesday, March 26, Dr. Michelle Loyd-Paige—author of The Diversity Playbook and a 30-year veteran in the diversity education field—talked about the different levels of diversity, the struggles against it and how to practically take action to establish it.
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Posted on April 4, 2024
Top 5 Places to Take Photos at Gordon College
There are many picture-worthy spots at Gordon College to take amazing photos at year-round. Here are our top five places to snap some great campus pics.
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Posted on April 3, 2024
Championing Elder Equality: Abigail Butt ’05 Advocates for Aging Communities
Abigail Butt ’05, M.Sc., Ph.D., studied psychology at Gordon and is now the director of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services. We sat down with her to ask about her job working in a government municipality and her passion for helping people.
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Posted on April 2, 2024
Navigating Political Discontent: Dr. Paul Brink's Search for Fairness and Justice
Dr. Paul Brink, professor of political science, spent his sabbatical exploring reasons behind this political dissatisfaction and seeking to find a different approach to fairness and justice. He found our country is in desperate need of a theory of justice that takes better account of the diverse communities and identities of American society.
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Posted on March 28, 2024
From Deconstruction to Reformation: Dr. Soong-Chan Rah on Embracing Diversity in Faith and Practice
Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah spoke at a March 19 Center for Faith and Inquiry event that the American church isn't deconstructing, but reforming and growing thanks to increasing diversity. We can help our church by finding unity in our shared love for Christ.
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Posted on March 27, 2024
Favorite Spots to Study On or Off Campus
Every college student has their favorite place to study between classes or on the weekends, and Gordon College students are no different. Here are some students’ favorite spots to study on or off campus.
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Posted on March 21, 2024
Economics as a Moral Science: Dr. Jeffrey T. Young's Franz Lecture Highlights
On Thursday, March 14, Gordon College hosted its annual Franz Lecture, a legacy event that’s been happening for over 30 years in honor of the late Professor David Franz, a visionary who helped shape the social sciences at Gordon. This year Young presented the lecture, based on his newly published book "Adam Smith’s Theory of Value and Distribution: Economics as a Moral Science Once Again."
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Posted on March 21, 2024
The Power of "Yes"
Meet Eric and Holly (Holbrook) Nelson ’89. They formed Special Hope Network after adopting their children Maggie, Mollie, and Sam. They experienced first-hand the profound need in developing areas for children with intellectual disabilities to have access to the critical care, facilities, and support that they need to thrive.
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Posted on March 20, 2024
Gordon College at the Forefront: Craig Story Conducts Cancer Research with Immunofluorescence Microscopy
Gordon’s lab will soon be counted among the labs in the Boston area that can perform immunofluorescence microscopy for cancer research thanks to the work Dr. Craig Story, professor of biology, began over his sabbatical last semester.
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Posted on March 8, 2024
From Gordon to Microsoft: Ari Dospassos ’21 Shares Insights on Software Engineering
Ari Dos Passos ’21, who studied computer science at Gordon and now works as a software engineer at Microsoft, shares about his job working in software and technology, as well as his passion for computer science.
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Posted on March 7, 2024
The Power of Peace
What does change require in a country coming out of conflict? It’s a question Shruthi De Visser ’16, has been exploring for 13 years, As a research consultant and activist for peacebuilding, gender and transitional justice, De Visser is now investigating anew alongside two other women—one from Myanmar and one from Afghanistan—as the 2023 Asia Foundation William P. Fuller Fellows in Peacebuilding.
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