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Wisdom From Dawn: An Alumna on Identity, Poetry and Belonging
This month, Melanie Hyo-In Han ’16 zoomed in to Homecoming and Family Weekend from Seoul, South Korea, to share her new collection of poetry with the Gordon community. Here are some of the highlights Han discussed during her public reading and interview with Professor of English Mark Stevick.
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Psychologist Shares Five Tips to Help Kids Manage Stress
Bestselling author and expert psychologist Janine Halloran ’00 gave a talk at Homecoming 2021 that outlined her top tips for helping children cope with stresses.
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Similarities in the Margins: Fall Archives Exhibits
From Ancient Egypt to the Civil Rights Movement, three exhibits on display at Gordon this fall connect history with 21st-century topics.
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Education Majors Jump in to Close Literacy Gap
Gordon students Bethany Carsey ’22, Clara Mund ’22, Olivia Rose ’22, and Kalyn Oliveira ’22 were four of the student-teachers working in Chelsea over the summer to get students back on track with their learning, after the pandemic and the transition to remote learning created a major literacy gap for young readers.
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Lives of Impact: Spotlighting the 2021 Homecoming Awardees
Honorees for the 2021 Homecoming Awards: A Celebration of Faithful Leadership exemplify Christ-like service and Christian character in a range of fields.
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How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
Last week, the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) hosted Altar Live CEO Stephanie Leathe ’16 and COO Andrew Amann for Open Coffee—a weekly story hour where students can learn about the opportunities and challenges of starting a business from real nonprofit leaders and small business owners.
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.”
Princeton Review’s 2015 Best Colleges Names Gordon College As One of The Nation’s Best
Gordon College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features Gordon College in the 2015 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 379 Colleges, released today. Only 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the book, which is The Princeton Review’s flagship college guide.
The Globe Highlights Professor Dorothy Boorse
The environmental work of Gordon College biology professor Dorothy Boorse recently was spotlighted in The Boston Globe, in a feature highlighting her pursuit to bridge the gap between science and faith.
Summer Research Tries to Fight World Hunger
What started as a few equations has evolved into a double major in economics and math, and a research project to battle world hunger.