Student-Led Innovation: Symposium Showcases Diversity of Thought and Learning at Gordon 

For Symposium 2024, students led and participated in debates, lectures, discussions and even hands-on activities with their peers and campus community to discuss the theme of “The One and the Many.”

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.

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.”

Gordon College at the Forefront: Craig Story Conducts Cancer Research with Immunofluorescence Microscopy 

Gordon’s lab will soon be counted among the labs in the Boston area that can perform immunofluorescence microscopy for cancer research thanks to the work Dr. Craig Story, professor of biology, began over his sabbatical last semester.  

Q&A with New Faculty: Kenann McKenzie-DeFranza

Kenann McKenzie-DeFranza joins Gordon as the director of academic innovation and strategic partnerships and associate professor in the practice of education.