Posted on September 3, 2024
From Adversity to Advocacy: First-Gen Student Vinnycius Alves’ Mission to Bridge Mental Health Gaps in Urban Communities
Vinnycius “Vinny” Alves `26 talks about how he felt God was calling him to be the first in his family to attend college, where he could combine psychology and biblical studies into a practical career that helps heal others through God’s love.
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Posted on January 24, 2020
Creating as a Calling: Student Reflects on Visit from Praxis Lab’s Jon Hart
As a senior, with the pressure of graduation just a few months away, I’ve been more concerned with choosing the right headshot than improving someone else’s day with my clear work descriptions. But after an hour and a half with Jon Hart of Praxis Labs, my LinkedIn profile was back in draft.
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Posted on September 3, 2019
Summer at Noble Refreshes Young Scientist’s Perspective
After interning as a plant science scholar, Liza Antonelli ’21 has a very different idea about what it means to be a serious scientist.
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Posted on August 23, 2019
The Fruits of Homesickness
On the North Shore of Boston, there are sunflowers on professors’ desks and fresh green beans on the plates of college students and homeless people alike—all because Saliha Grace Shelton ’20 first asked herself the question: What do I miss about Turkey?
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Posted on March 20, 2019
Places for Truth Telling
There are some places better left private. A doctor's office, a jury room, a parent-teacher conference, a marriage counseling session: if these places became public, they would no longer feel safe.
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Posted on February 22, 2019
Lauren Snyder ’19 Designs Major Set for Winter Musical
After reading a poem about a saw in her Nobel Literature class, Lauren Snyder ’19 was the only one who raised her hand when the professor asked if anyone had ever used one.
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Posted on July 27, 2018
Joe Bandy ’19 Goes to Hollywood
At Alcon Entertainment in Beverly Hills, Joe Bandy ’19 is getting to see Hollywood’s underbelly—full of private guilds, hordes of untapped movie scripts and social media savvy film directors.
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Posted on April 9, 2018
Students Recognized in National Poetry Competition
In April two Gordon students, Kara Applegate ’18 and Christie Clause ’20, were recognized in the National Federation of State Poetry Societies College Undergraduate Poetry competition, receiving first and fifth place honorable mentions.
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Posted on September 30, 2016
Meet this Year’s Gordon Presidential Fellows
The fifth cohort of Gordon Presidential Fellows comes from all around the world including Taiwan, Germany, Haiti, New York City and our very own Boston, Massachusetts.
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Posted on June 20, 2016
500 Student Development Professionals “Come to the Table”
Listen. Share. Eat. Earlier this month, Gordon hosted the annual three-day conference of the Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD).
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Posted on November 2, 2015
Dorothy Boorse in Christianity Today Publication: The Death of a Whale Means Life for Generations
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Posted on August 3, 2015
Gordon Scores High on "Whole-Life" ROI (return on investment)
The Gallup-Purdue Index is a groundbreaking study measuring key factors that are strongly correlated with well-being post-college, both in the workplace and in personal lives. Gordon alumni scored their college experience far higher than the national averages.
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