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Lenten Devotional: Rejoice in the Desert
Instead of viewing suffering as inconvenience, could it actually bring us closer to understanding the suffering of Christ? Read the next Lenten devotional.
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Ensembles Perform ‘Treasure Chest’ of Music by Black Composers
Gordon’s Department of Music aims to advance the work of Black composers beyond Black History Month through performances and in-depth studies of the musical styles.
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No One Leaves the Woods Unchanged
From 1996 until present day, a group of independent researchers have put outdoor orientation programs (OOPs), aimed at helping first-year students transition to college, to the test. En masse, they interviewed 36 trip leaders and 1,581 participants to see not only if they had changed, but to determine how.
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Jemar Tisby Takes Gordon on ‘Journey of Truth’
When Jemar Tisby gave the final Convocation address of Black History Month, he outlined the three “colors of compromise” that enable racism.
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Lenten Devotional: Trust the Voice from Heaven
On the second Sunday of Lent, Professor of New Testament Daniel Darko looks to Psalm 121 and the Gospel of Matthew to identify our true source of hope amid fear.
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La Vida’s Secret Recipes: What Makes Freako Butter and GORP Taste So Good?
In celebration of La Vida’s 50th anniversary, La Vida Director of Education and Program Development Nate Hausman unveiled two of La Vida’s iconic secret recipes—GORP and Freako Butter.
Freda Obeng-Ampofo ’08: Diplomatic press officer
Freda Obeng-Ampofo is equally fluent in English and in Twi—the principal native language of the Akan lands in Ghana. Both languages are absolutely necessary for her work as press and information officer for the Delegation of the European Union to Ghana.
Homer, Heroes and Harvard
Faculty: Dr. Bird & The Ancient Greek Hero (course enrolls 50,000 participants from 170 countries)
Tim Hohman ’07: Alzheimer’s Researcher
It’s rare to choose a vocation in high school and make it stick, rarer still for the vocation to center on a disease of the elderly. But that’s Tim Hohman’s story.
Malcolm Foster ’88: Associated Press Journalist
As a Christian in the media, Malcolm believes that journalism plays important roles that carry spiritual significance: telling the truth, promoting global understanding, shedding light in dark places and holding people in authority accountable.
On the Front Lines of Capitol Hill
“Being in the foster care system I wasn’t always able to see that the state or government was working for me. But now to be on the other end, knowing that there are senators and representatives fighting for these issues, has been important to see. In a way, it’s been a healing process.”