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Gordon students at Harvard's Model UN.

Posted on April 14, 2025

Representing Faith and Country: Gordon at Harvard’s Model UN

This February Gordon College students attended the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) as representatives on a variety of committees engaging with current global issues. Students explored the importance of working together and how to engage the global landscape through the lens of faith.

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Posted on September 26, 2024

Anan Copty ’94: A Palestinian Christian Physicist’s Quest to Cure Cancer and Build Peace  

Meet Anan Copty ’94, Gordon College’s Alumni of the Year for 2024, who is a Palestinian Christian with an Israeli passport and the founder of SynergyMed, a noninvasive cancer treatment developer that employs people of all faiths and backgrounds.

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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 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 June 8, 2023

Gordon in Greece: Alumna Directs Newly Approved Study Abroad Option

How two alumna are bringing the opportunity to experience Greece to the Gordon community

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Angela Epplett at Santiago Christian School in Santiago de los Caballeros.

Posted on January 12, 2023

Teaching Internationally During a Global Pandemic

Angela Epplett '20 sought to pursue her passion for education despite the odds. In a global pandemic, and after only visiting once, Epplett moved to the Dominican Republic to work with third and fifth-grade students with learning needs at Santiago Christian School in Santiago de los Caballeros.

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Posted on March 26, 2022

Ukraine: Alumni Reflect on Wartime Resilience, Part II

For two alumni who worked and served in Ukraine, lessons from the time abroad are a window into the war unfolding now.

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Posted on March 25, 2022

Understanding Unconditional Love: Lessons From Reykjavik

When Ellian Chalfant ’22 took a spring break mission trip to a small, often insular island, she didn’t anticipate the broad cultural encounters.

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Posted on March 24, 2022

Ukraine: Alumni Reflect on Wartime Resilience, Part I

Three alumni who grew up in Ukraine share their reflections on the war with Russia and how the world can show support.

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Posted on March 7, 2022

Serving Students: Meet Dr. Jennifer Skaggs, New VP for Student Life 

Gordon College welcomes seasoned higher education and student development leader Dr. Jennifer Skaggs as new vice president.

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Posted on March 1, 2022

Grazie: A Note from the Gordon in Orvieto Director

Gordon in Orvieto Director Matt Doll reflects on the “extraordinary gift” of bringing students back to Gordon’s signature program this year

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Posted on March 1, 2022

Grazie: A Note from the Gordon in Orvieto Director

Gordon in Orvieto Director Matt Doll reflects on the “extraordinary gift” of bringing students back to Gordon’s signature program this year

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