Posts Tagged "history"

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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.

Posted on June 22, 2022

Gordon Archives (Re)discovers Ancient Cuneiform Tablets

An archivist and an intern made an unexpected discovery in Gordon’s Vining Rare Book Collection, possibly dating back between 2070–1658 B.C.

Posted on June 11, 2021

Alumna Forges Academic Future as Lilly Graduate Fellow

Elspeth Currie ’16 continues her journey in academia by joining the prestigious Lilly Graduate Fellows Program, alongside pursuing a Ph.D. in early modern European history at Boston College.

Posted on November 5, 2020

An Enduring Legacy of History at Gordon

Gordon College affirms the importance of historical study by establishing the Loring-Phillips Endowed Professorship in History, to be held by Dr. Jennifer Hevelone-Harper ’92.

Posted on April 9, 2020

Pandemics, Plagues, Persecution: A History of Easter During Crisis

Easter 2020 is not the first year that Christians cannot gather for church. In fact, recalling the Church’s tumultuous history reminds us that we can rest in God’s sovereignty.

Posted on June 17, 2019

From Boston to Rwanda: Initial Steps of the Class of 2019

Before packing up and leaving campus for good, several graduates let The Bell know where they’d be taking their first postgraduate steps.

Posted on April 3, 2019

Saving the Future by Preserving the Past

On April 5 and 6, Gordon will host its first annual History and Vocation Symposium, "Museums and the Future: Challenges and Careers," with a keynote address by Richard Pickering of Plimoth Plantation, and a panel featuring six alumni.

Posted on April 2, 2019

Sabbatical Sojourns: History with David Wick

Posted on January 15, 2019

Roger Green to Lead Special Version of Holy Land Trip

In 2020, Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Theological Studies Roger Green will lead a special trip to the Holy Land, Austria and Germany, culminating in the world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play.

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 December 1, 2016

Vining’s Shakespeare: Highlights from the Edward Payson Vining Collection

The Edward Payson Vining Collection debuts with an exhibition honoring 400 years of William Shakespeare, on display in the Barrington Center for the Arts from December 9 through 15.

Posted on June 30, 2016

Gordon Professor’s Side Gig: Lead Guitar for Top Civil War Period Band

Dr. David Goss’s alter ego: He plays an 1850s guitar, and each member of his 2nd South Carolina String Band has an instrument authentic to that period.