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Gordon Students to Represent Creation Care at COP28
James Wheeler ’24 and other Gordon students will serve as UN Observers at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) for climate action in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from December 4-15, 2023.
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Reflections on Thriving: A Song Set Free
The Eurasian Redwing Thrush is nondescript, any way you cut it. Modest. Unremarkable. Ordinary…But as an ecologist and ornithologist, I know that the Redwing Thrush, like every other species, is defined more deeply not by its appearance, but by its relationships, behaviors and habits.
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Georgetown’s Steven Harris Explores Christian Fugitivity at Center for Faith and Inquiry Event
In the second Center for Faith and Inquiry lecture of the academic year, Steven Harris, a faith-based public policy expert and scholar of American religious history and African American studies, explored what we can learn from contradictions in American Christian history and the formation of what has been termed “the black church.”
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Reflections on Thriving: A Time to Thrive
Perhaps it’s being a born and raised New Englander, or my fondness for Solomon’s wisdom poetry in Ecclesiastes 3, that I am accustomed to the language and preparation for the changing seasons.
Gordon’s American Chemical Society Wins National Honors
The Gordon College Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society received national recognition for their activities during the 2013-14 academic year. The chapter also received a Green Chemistry Chapter award. The American Chemical Society is the world’s largest… Read More
Experimenting with Public Sculptures
“Often when people think of structures they think of a standard, permanent fixture but the beauty of experimental sculpture is how it creates a rethinking of places we interact with.”
Introducing Gordon’s Online Yearbook
Remember The Hypernikon? The Gordon yearbook existed for 90 years of our history. Up until recently, most students left with one in hand—the stories of their time at Gordon bound together for posterity. Today, social media serves that… 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
Great Expectations
“I approached the teaching from different angle, and I found that it resonated well with my students to encourage them and focus on their strengths instead of their weaknesses.” Hope Johnson ’13 enters a classroom, 4,676 miles from… Read More