Alumni in the Peace Corps: Building Cultural Bridges in Nicaragua

anna jonker

While studying at Gordon, Anna Jonker ’14 was met with a life-changing opportunity that began when she met a Peace Corps representative at a career fair and received a nudge of encouragement from Dr. Dorothy Boorse (biology).

Alumni in the Peace Corps: Cross-Cultural Understanding in Ghana

roland griggs

Since 2015, Roland has been serving as an agriculture volunteer in northern Ghana, where he teaches farm management practices and helps groups of farmers form mutually beneficial partnerships.

Conversation Leading to Communion: A New Paradigm of Mentorship

Collaboration, Bruce Herman says, “is about getting outside of yourself and your own preoccupations and listening for and building toward common ground with others.”

Sarah Hague ’14: Liaison in Federal Legislature

Sarah Hague ’14 was recently hired as a caseworker for U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney (NY-12). Hague began her work with Maloney as an intern as part of her master’s program practicum in August of 2015, and was hired five months later. “As… Read More

Samuel Tsoi ’07: Navigating the Concrete Jungle by Returning to Roots

Ten years after graduation, Samuel Tsoi ’07 has not only established his international affairs career, but has grown out of his roots as a member of Gordon’s first Clarendon Scholars cohort to become an urban change-maker. Tsoi was… Read More