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Posted on March 5, 2024

Q&A with New Faculty: Steve Strombeck 

Steve Strombeck joins the Gordon faculty as a professor of business and marketing and has research interests in services marketing, branding and Asian business practices.

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Posted on March 5, 2024

Q&A with New Faculty: Shelley Zhang 

As a professor of computer science, Shelley Zhang’s research focuses on the cutting-edge technologies of artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent agent technologies and multi-agent systems.

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Posted on March 5, 2024

Q&A with New Faculty: Liza Abraham

A specialist in organic chemistry, Liza Abraham joins the Gordon College faculty after teaching at Ambrose University, where she established their research program in green chemistry.

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Posted on March 1, 2024

Inspiring Words: Andre Dubus III Brings a Passion for Storytelling to Gordon 

Famous writer Andre Dubus III, author of soon-to-be 10 books—one of which was adapted into a movie—and a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Lowell visited Gordon’s campus on February 27 as part of this year’s Princemere Writers Series.

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Posted on February 28, 2024

Gordon Establishes School of Business, Names Dean Steven Nelson and Launches Four New Majors for High-Demand Fields  

Gordon’s School of Business equips future business professionals and leaders to effect positive social change through business.

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Posted on February 26, 2024

Gordon Establishes the Adams School of Music and the Arts

The Adams School, led by Dr. Sarita Kwok, brings together the best of Gordon’s creative and performing arts programs into a distinct, collaborative entity.

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Posted on February 23, 2024

The Power of Choice

“I serve a God who cares deeply about justice. In these situations justice is about looking at people as real people and not as moral failures." As leader of Amirah, a Beverly, MA-based nonprofit that provides exit and aftercare opportunities to women in the commercial sex trade, Dr. Mary Speta, ‘14 serves more than 100 sex trafficking survivors each year.

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Posted on February 19, 2024

From Fear to Hope: Looking for Christ in the faith of rising generations 

“Let’s be honest: Our conception and practices of faith formation belong to a different era that for many are not translating into a vibrant faith experience for younger generations. But there is more to the story. Rising generations are finding and expressing faith differently.” In the most recent Stillpoint, Dr. Sharon Galgay Ketcham, professor of theology and Christian ministries, explores the shift from fear to hope as we look for Christ in the faith of rising generations.

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Posted on February 16, 2024

Fighting Scots Name Jason Linders as New Director of Athletics

Gordon College announces Jason Linders as the new director of athletics for the Fighting Scots. Linders comes to Gordon with nearly 20 years of experience in sport management at organizations including Chicago State University, Grand Canyon University, the University of South Florida and the University of Nevada.

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Posted on February 8, 2024

From Greed to Grace: Michael O’Siadhail’s Poetry Sheds Insight on Human Desire 

On February 5 the Center for Faith and Inquiry and the Princemere Writers Series collaborated to invite Irish poet Micheal O’Siadhail, who presented his own approach to navigating questions of self and service—poetry. An internationally acclaimed and award-winning sonneteer, his newest book Desire asks, what is it that we really desire, and what is truly worth desiring?  

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Posted on February 8, 2024

Reflections on Thriving: The Shocking Shape of Love

Like a plant turning its leaves toward the sun, sinking its roots deep, we yearn for what it takes to grow, to thrive. . .We develop our minds, our portfolios, our profiles. We want comfort, health and pleasure. We don’t mind working hard to obtain these things if that’s what it takes to have a life worth living. But is that all it takes?

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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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