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Mourning the Loss of Longtime Gordon and Barrington Community Member Dr. Marion Bean
Alumna, professor and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Marion T. Bean ’48PBI ’50B passed away on May 22.
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A Bold Blend: Meet Freda, Chief Mixer
Find out how Freda Obeng-Ampofo ’08 blended her experiences to found a company that values its employees and honors her roots.
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Four Gordon Students Receive Broadcast Education Association Awards
This marks the first time Gordon has placed in this top national college production competition, which draws over 1,500 entries each year from some of the biggest, most well-known media colleges from around the nation.
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Gordon Celebrates 131st Commencement
Bachelor’s degrees were conferred on 294 undergraduate students, 149 of whom graduated with honors, and 145 advanced degrees were given to graduate students.
Introducing our Student Writers
Students: The Bylines Behind The Bell
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.