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Posted on July 9, 2024

Gordon College Named Among Best Value Colleges for 2024 by The Princeton Review

For the second year in a row, Gordon College has been named one of the 209 “Best Value Colleges” by The Princeton Review®.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Posted on June 11, 2024

ECBA Awards $10,000 to Dr. Craig Story’s Collaborative Research with USDA

The Essex County Beekeepers’ Association (ECBA) has awarded Dr. Craig Story a $10,000 grant on honeybee diet and virus research in collaboration with the USDA Bee Research Laboratory and Gordon students.

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.

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.

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.

Posted on May 9, 2024

Gordon Secures Digital Marketing Certification Partnerships from DMI and AMA

Gordon students can now be certified by the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) and the American Marketing Association (AMA)—the two largest resource organizations for marketers and accreditations in the marketing world––thanks to a partnership Greg Smith, professor of business and marketing, has made with both institutions.

Posted on May 8, 2024

A Day in the Life of Gordon College Commuter Students

Gordon offers a variety of resources and commuter student programs for those who live off campus, encouraging them to get plugged in and learn to thrive as essential members of the community. Two current commuter students at Gordon share about their college experience.

Posted on May 6, 2024

Gordon College Students Secure Third Place in NSAC with Tide Campaign

On April 27 a team of Gordon students hosted and competed in the National Student Advertising Competition for the New England district, placing third for a second year in a row, led by Professor Greg Smith and project manager Gabby Bergstrom ’24.