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Posted on June 20, 2024

Creating Pathways to Peace: Gordon's Collaborative Efforts for Global Harmony  

Gordon and the European Center for the Study of War and Peace (ECSWP)—the host for Gordon’s Balkans semester—recently completed a pioneering practical peacemaking initiative funded by a grant from the Lilly Fellows Program involving schools like Harvard University and Messiah University to incorporate peacemaking into curricula and student life of their universities.

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Posted on June 18, 2024

Endangered Species and Ecosystem Restoration: Insights from James Wheeler’s Internship with U.S. Fish and Wildlife  

Newly minted alumnus James Wheeler ’24 worked as an intern last semester helping with salt marsh conservation and wildlife protection at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Newburyport.

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Posted on June 17, 2024

How to Make the Most of Your Rising Senior Summer 

Prepare for college and enjoy your summer at the same time by following these tips for rising high school seniors.

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Posted on June 13, 2024

24 in 24: Highlights from the 2023–24 Academic Year at Gordon

Let's look back! From groundbreaking research to the spreading of Shalom to athletic triumphs, 2024 was a memorable journey for the Gordon College community. In recognition of the faithful collaboration that makes our community unique, let’s revisit 24 highlights from the 2023–24 academic year. 

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Posted on June 12, 2024

Aaron Wright ’24: Contributing to Heart and Brain Health at the Framingham Heart Study  

Newly minted Gordon graduate and a former Pike Honors student Aaron Wright `24 interned in the neuropsychology department of the Framingham Heart Study, assisting with key research on the symptomatology of cognitive dementia to help patients counter cognitive decay. 

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Posted on June 7, 2024

How Some of Boston’s Elite Quietly Transformed Society: Prof. David Goss Tells the Loring Family Story

Professor David Goss spent his sabbatical last semester exploring how the Loring family—longstanding financial supporters and trustees of Gordon College—used their wealth to fuel social reforms that helped orphans, widows and immigrants right here on the North Shore during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

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Posted on June 6, 2024

Gordon College’s Bod Pod: Dr. Yi Sun on the Latest Technology in Body Composition  

Gordon College has acquired a piece of equipment called the “Bod Pod” that uses air-displacement plethysmography to accurately determine a person’s body composition, which Dr. Yi Sun regularly uses in her classes and in her research.

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Posted on May 30, 2024

Melanie Hyo-In Han ’16 ’19 Shares Her Experience as a Published Author and TCK 

Melanie Hyo-In Han ’16 M’19 recently published her first full-length book, My Dear Yeast, about her experience growing up as a third-culture kid (TCK), and shares what life is like as a published writer. 

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Posted on May 29, 2024

John Lowry’s ’94 Ultimate Adventure: Rowing 3,275 Miles Across the Atlantic  

On June 1 John Lowry ’94 will undertake his greatest challenge yet: being a part of the first- ever human-powered rowboat Atlantic crossing from Boston to London. Over the course of about 45 days, he and three others will row 24 hours a day to cover 3,275 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Posted on May 23, 2024

From Past to Present: Grace Stinger’s ’24 Graduation Marks Centennial Legacy at Gordon 

Grace Stinger ’24 graduated exactly 100 years after her great-grandmother, but she's only one of many Gordon grads in her family, as she discovered thanks to the Gordon Archives.

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Posted on May 14, 2024

10 Tips for First-Generation College Students 

Being the first in your family to go to college is a wonderful and exciting opportunity, but it can also feel intimidating and overwhelming. Gordon first-gen students Cecilia Gilbert ’24 (psychology) and Frankie Noguera ’26 (communication arts) offer their advice.

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Posted on May 13, 2024

Gordon Celebrates 132nd Commencement

Gordon College honored the Class of 2024, conferring degrees on 292 undergraduate students and 119 graduate students, including the inaugural graduate cohort for the Master of Public Health.

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