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Posted on June 18, 2018

Sabbatical Sojourns: Mike Jacobs

From Estonia to Latvia to Lithuania, Mike Jacobs explored the potential for an international seminar in the Baltics during sabbatical.

Posted on June 11, 2018

Sabbatical Sojourns: Jennifer Hevelone-Harper

The main objective of Jennifer Hevelone-Harper's spring sabbatical was to turn a dream into a reality by beginning to write a book about medieval spirituality.

Posted on June 7, 2018

Shelby Sundling Lathrop ’96: The Winding Road to a Creative Arts Emmy Award

Shelby Sundling Lathrop ’96 won a Creative Arts Emmy for “Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program” as supervising producer of "The Oscars: All Access."

Posted on May 31, 2018

Sarah (Durfey) Dunham ’09: Modern Day Abolitionist

For over a decade, Sarah (Durfey) Dunham ’09 has worked on the front lines of fighting human trafficking. Now she and her husband, Jared, are on a new journey to create safe spaces for people at risk.

Posted on May 24, 2018

Celebrating our Retiring ‘Scribbler on the ’Teuch’

During a night of Fiddler on the Roof parodies, Old Testament one-liners, Yiddish slang, Hebrew prayers and words from friends, the Gordon community celebrated the retirement of Dr. Marv Wilson (biblical studies and Christian ministries) with a tribute program to honor his 55-plus years at Gordon.

Posted on May 24, 2018

Prashan De Visser ’08: Relationships Across Enemy Lines

As a young boy who grew up in a country experiencing a brutal 28-year civil war, Prashan de Visser ’08 realized how easy it was to hate someone. But by forming friendships, he learned that the stereotypes of the "enemy" were often wrong.

Posted on May 23, 2018

Gordon's 126th Commencement—Remember, Renew and Reach

The 126th Commencement at Gordon took place on Saturday, May 19. There were 352 baccalaureate degrees conferred in the arts and sciences, and 93 graduate degrees in Education, Music Education and Leadership.

Posted on May 21, 2018

New Alum Scores Full-time Job with ESPN

Jaren Yang ’18 turned down a dream gig with Major League Baseball. Why? ESPN wanted him, too. The recent grad will soon begin a full-time position as a production assistant for ESPN.

Posted on May 18, 2018

Tarleton Makes Broadway Debut

Vocal performance grad Jonmichael Tarleton '15 recently achieved a career milestone, making his Broadway debut at the Minskoff Theatre in a benefit show, the Easter Bonnet.

Posted on May 17, 2018

Matt Taylor ’06: Decoding Disabilities

As a post-doctoral scholar in STEM education, Dr. Matt Taylor ’06 is in the business of turning perceived weaknesses into strengths—with help from NASA and a robot named Dash.

Posted on May 11, 2018

Gordon College Hosts First-Ever Finance and Faith Forum at State Street

Overlooking a breathtaking view of Boston Harbor, over 100 business and finance professionals gathered at State Street Financial Center for the inaugural Finance and Faith Forum hosted by Gordon College.

Posted on May 10, 2018

Kevin ’09 and Ryn Grant ’10: Opening the North Shore’s New Haunt

At The Castle, the North Shore’s very own board game and trivia night café in Beverly, MA, you’ll likely find yourself doing things you never thought possible— like giving your friends some bad tattoos or traveling back in time to solve a mystery.