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Discover Greek Ruins: Study Abroad with Gordon and ACT This Summer
In summer 2025 Gordon students will have the unique opportunity to take part in archaeological excavations in Greece through a new partnership with the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT).
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Transforming Lives: Jennifer Thomas ’07 on Leading For His Children in Ecuador
Jennifer Thomas ’07 is now the executive director of For His Children, which serves vulnerable children in Ecuador through adoption and fostering. We sat down with her to ask about the realities of caring for vulnerable children in developing countries.
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How to Be Grateful: Practical Ways to Practice Gratitude
What does thankfulness truly mean? Why should we be grateful? As we reflect on this Thanksgiving season, here are some tips to help you develop practices that will allow gratitude to transform your life.
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Coding Excellence and Integrity: Lessons From Jason Asyone ’25’s Computer Science Internship with NUWC
Jason Asonye ’25 interned for a Naval Undersea Warfare Center and worked with some of the most brilliant minds in the country. For Asonye, the job was a calling—to combine his skills and his faith to be a light in the world of technology.
Sabbatical Sojourns: Philosophy with Ian DeWeese-Boyd
This is the second in a series of seven articles featuring the research conducted by faculty members on sabbatical during the fall 2018 semester. A shorter version of this article originally appeared in the spring 2019 issue of… Read More
Sabbatical Sojourns: History with David Wick
This is the first in a series of seven articles featuring the research conducted by faculty members on sabbatical during the fall 2018 semester. A shorter version of this article originally appeared in the spring 2019 issue of… Read More
When All Colleges Start to Look the Same
This year, precisely 384 “best colleges” made the cut for the Princeton Review’s annual publication, and 151 colleges in the United States, Gordon included, touted their 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio (or lower). So, how do you tell them apart?
From the Cradle to the Grave: Newborn Humpback Whales and Dearly Departed People
In February, Mindy Hofsass ’04 locked eyes with a curious humpback whale calf through her snorkel mask in the open ocean of the Silver Bank Marine Mammal Sanctuary just 80 miles off the coast of the Dominican Republic.
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.