Posted on August 5, 2022
Ensuring Equal Access to Evidence-based Care
Whether you live near a top academic hospital or a small private practice, breast surgical oncologist Dr. Alicia Heelan ’07 wants to make sure that you receive the best possible care.
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Posted on August 5, 2022
Embodying Empathy
After recovering from a near-complete physical disability, Keanna Smigliani ’21 wants to be the person she needed most during her healing process.
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Posted on August 5, 2022
Finding the Line Between Right and Privilege
"If the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that 'everyone has the right to freedom of movement,' why are the means of movement only available to the wealthy few?" asks Sarah-Catherine Hartiens ’22.
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Posted on August 5, 2022
Unfailing Light
Ukrainian-American siblings Katya Tymchenko ’09 and and Ilya Timtchenko ’14 process the fear, grief and resolve that have gripped them since Russia invaded their home country in February.
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Posted on August 5, 2022
Changing the World Starts With Changing One Person's World
For William Peña ’18, solving big world programs starts on a very small scale: one client at a time.
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Posted on August 5, 2022
Beauty in Vulnerability
South African filmmaker and 14-time SAFTA nominee Joshua Rous ’01 wrestled with how to depict truth, grace and forgiveness on the screen.
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Posted on August 5, 2022
Showing Up in the Digital Space
As digital usage grows exponentially, TikTok's Kristelle Lavallee ’06 dives into how we can use it as a force for good.
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Posted on August 5, 2022
Bringing Lost Music to Life
Adams Endowed Chair in Music Dr. Sarita Kwok is working to bring a largely unknown 18th-century French musician into the spotlight.
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Posted on June 22, 2022
Gordon Archives (Re)discovers Ancient Cuneiform Tablets
An archivist and an intern made an unexpected discovery in Gordon’s Vining Rare Book Collection, possibly dating back between 2070–1658 B.C.
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Posted on June 3, 2022
Top 10 Highlights from the 2021–22 Academic Year
Three CCC Championships, the reopening of Gordon in Orvieto, President Hammond’s Alumni Tour and inauguration: Relive the top 10 highlights from 2021–22.
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Posted on June 2, 2022
Wright Award Winner Teaches “In Light of Eternity”
Gordon’s 2022 recipient of the Margaret C. Wright Memorial Award is Angie Epplett ’20, a teacher at Santiago Christian School in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
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Posted on May 31, 2022
Choosing to Foster a Child as a Single Person
When the pandemic put her music career on pause, Kate Rapier got certified as a single foster parent to temporarily provide a safe home to children in Nashville during lockdown. But that all changed when Rapier met one-week-old Gigi.
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