Ready to Listen, Learning to Talk: CFI’s First Event Encourages Constructive Conversations Across Differences  

On September 19 CFI hosted its first event of the fall semester, featuring four faculty members from various departments who talked about being self-aware in dialogue and how to have difficult conversations with people who are different from us. 

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.

5 Tips for Living with a Roommate in College 

Living with someone at school, especially a person you’ve never met, can be exciting—but also a little daunting. Here are some helpful things to keep in mind as you begin your experience with a college roommate. 

Integrating Faith and Social Work: Gordon College’s New MSW 4+1 Partnership  

Gordon College is partnering with Roberts Wesleyan University and Dordt University to create a new 4+1 Master of Social Work program that allows social welfare majors in the School of Psychology and Human Services to complete a master’s degree in five years.

Demystifying the Reading Landscape

Ellen Ballock, Ph.D. and Priscilla Nelson ‘74, Ed.D. of the Herschend School of Education share their insights into the literacy crisis in America—and how Gordon is using the science of reading to combat it.