The BellImmigration: Good intentions for a broken system
These days, a modern family is more complex than the screen-written characters seen on TV. Many families now include a loved one who came to the United States from another homeland. So when President Obama announced a new immigration policy in a televised address Thursday, we went straight to Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, chair of Gordon’s Department of Political Science, for comment about the nature of Obama’s announcement and the impact it might have on the future. Read her “Reflection on the News” here >>
Neuroscience: brains, monkeys and wheelchairs?
After reading a National Geographic article on brains, monkeys and wheelchairs, we asked Dr. Bryan Auday to comment for a new series on The Bell titled, “Faculty Reflections on the News.” Read more >>
Playing the Numbers: Math Prof Karl-Dieter Crisman’s Search for “Intelligible Nerdiness”
Karl-Dieter Crisman, associate professor of mathematics, recently published a review article in Books and Culture. “If you’re a member of group that gets club oufits,” he writes, “it’s typical to personalize the shirts or jackets with a nickname… Read More
Spotlight on Gordon’s Reading Program
“The field of reading is dynamic and a review of such high caliber keeps us on the cutting edge of how to best prepare our teachers.” That’s what Elissa Arndt Rader, Ph.D., and Donna Robinson, Ed.D., have to say… Read More
The Reformation at Five Hundred
“Churches, institutions, and individuals shaped by what began so many centuries ago face a daunting question: How in fact ought one to commemorate the Reformation five hundred years after the fact? It’s not an easy question to answer.”