Posted on April 22, 2024
Clarendon Scholars Program Receives $1.49 Million Endowment Gift
This gift, given by a Gordon alum, is one of the largest to Gordon this year and the largest to the Clarendon program in the College’s history. It undergirds the College’s renewed commitment to the program, which is specifically designed to equip students from urban areas to lead in their communities.
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Posted on April 17, 2024
Highlights from President Mike Hammond's Saturdays at Seven Podcast Appearance
Gordon College President Michael Hammond was a guest on the Christian Scholar's Review podcast Saturdays at Seven, a conversation series with thought leaders about the relationship between academic vocation and faith.
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Posted on April 15, 2024
Guardians of Cybersecurity: Insights from Information Security Consultant Imaris Loja
Imaris Loja ’21, who studied computer science at Gordon and now works at MassMutual as an information security consultant, speaks about her job working in cybersecurity and her passion for computer science.
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Posted on April 9, 2024
How a First-Year's Film Won National Acclaim: Mason Cummins '27 on His Award-Winning Project
Mason Cummins '27 made a film for a Communications 101 class that won one of only 30 Awards of Excellence at the annual Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts—the largest national contest of student film projects in the nation, despite the fact he was a first-year student in a 100-level class with an entry-level assignment.
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Posted on April 5, 2024
Driving Diversity: Dr. Michelle Loyd-Paige on Challenges, Strategies and Solutions
At a Center for Faith and Inquiry (CFI) event on Tuesday, March 26, Dr. Michelle Loyd-Paige—author of The Diversity Playbook and a 30-year veteran in the diversity education field—talked about the different levels of diversity, the struggles against it and how to practically take action to establish it.
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Posted on April 4, 2024
Top 5 Places to Take Photos at Gordon College
There are many picture-worthy spots at Gordon College to take amazing photos at year-round. Here are our top five places to snap some great campus pics.
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Posted on April 3, 2024
Championing Elder Equality: Abigail Butt ’05 Advocates for Aging Communities
Abigail Butt ’05, M.Sc., Ph.D., studied psychology at Gordon and is now the director of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services. We sat down with her to ask about her job working in a government municipality and her passion for helping people.
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Posted on April 2, 2024
Navigating Political Discontent: Dr. Paul Brink's Search for Fairness and Justice
Dr. Paul Brink, professor of political science, spent his sabbatical exploring reasons behind this political dissatisfaction and seeking to find a different approach to fairness and justice. He found our country is in desperate need of a theory of justice that takes better account of the diverse communities and identities of American society.
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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 27, 2024
Favorite Spots to Study On or Off Campus
Every college student has their favorite place to study between classes or on the weekends, and Gordon College students are no different. Here are some students’ favorite spots to study on or off campus.
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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 21, 2024
The Power of "Yes"
Meet Eric and Holly (Holbrook) Nelson ’89. They formed Special Hope Network after adopting their children Maggie, Mollie, and Sam. They experienced first-hand the profound need in developing areas for children with intellectual disabilities to have access to the critical care, facilities, and support that they need to thrive.
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