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 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 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 February 5, 2024
Gordon College Announces Naming of Peter Herschend School of Education, Additional Programs to Accelerate Excellence in Teaching Reading
“For Gordon faculty, literacy is an issue of social responsibility and justice,” Ballock says. “This is why Gordon faculty are committed to the science of reading. We want all PK-12 students to develop into confident and skilled readers, and we know using evidence-based practices yields a benefit to all students.”
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Posted on December 8, 2023
Graduate Programs Announce New Online Certificates in Public Health and Education
Gordon’s Graduate Public Health program has added certificates in Leadership and Health Management, Community Health and Epidemiology. The Graduate School of Education has added a certificate in the Science of Reading.
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Posted on August 25, 2023
Welcoming Nine New Faculty This Fall
They’re experts in organic chemistry, education policy and instruction, strategic communication, foreign policy, marketing and artificial intelligence, bringing decades of industry and teaching experience into Gordon’s classrooms. Get to know the nine new faces of Gordon’s faculty.
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Posted on July 6, 2023
Hartford Teacher Rebekah Dostie ’20 Named 2023 Recipient of Wright Award
The Wright Award honors a Gordon graduate who is making a difference in an underserved community through education by providing funding for their personal educational pursuits and the school where they teach.
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Posted on June 20, 2023
Gordon’s Education Program Named Among Best in the Nation for Preparing Future Teachers to Teach Reading
The program is among just 48 nationwide and is the only program in Massachusetts highlighted by NCTQ for going above and beyond the standards set by literacy experts for coverage of the most effective methods of reading instruction—often called the “science of reading.”
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Posted on January 12, 2023
Teaching Internationally During a Global Pandemic
Angela Epplett '20 sought to pursue her passion for education despite the odds. In a global pandemic, and after only visiting once, Epplett moved to the Dominican Republic to work with third and fifth-grade students with learning needs at Santiago Christian School in Santiago de los Caballeros.
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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 19, 2022
Gordon College Program Named Among Top in the Country for Preparing Future Elementary Teachers to Teach Math
The undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program at Gordon College has been named among the best in the nation when it comes to ensuring future elementary teachers have the essential content and skills they need to teach mathematics.
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Posted on December 30, 2021
The Human Element of Music
2014 music education alumnus Elijah Langille’s classroom is a platform for teens at New Bedford High School to learn dedication, dialogue and their own capability.
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