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Gordon Celebrates 130th Commencement: Joining Mind and Heart
Gordon College’s 130th Commencement graduated 339 undergraduate students and 121 advanced degrees on May 14, 2022.
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Hammond’s Inauguration Celebrates Gordon Legacy
On Friday, April 29, 2022, Gordon College marked the inauguration of ninth president Dr. Michael D. Hammond in a celebration themed, “Strength for today, bright hope for tomorrow.”
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Autism and the Christian Community: Why Awareness Isn’t Enough
In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, Ling Austin ’22 reflects on why autism awareness is not as powerful or as needed as autism acceptance.
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If Ever I Loved Thee, My Jesus, ‘Tis Now
As followers of Christ around the world sing hymns to honor his death and resurrection this Holy Week, Gordon alumna and staff member Jessica Vandervort ’20 offers a personal reflection on one particular hymn that is near and dear to many in the Gordon community.
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Immersive Expressions of Holy Week
Three Gordon artists contributed works to a performance of Handel’s Messiah, each representing one of the soprano arias.
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For Modern Democracies to Survive, We Must Rally Behind Universal Human Dignity
Anthropologist Dr. Robert Hefner believes that Christians and Muslims will to be central in protecting modern democracies from culture wars—if they can guide societies toward a shared belief in universal human dignity.
Gordon Mourns the Loss of Dr. Janet Arndt, Dean of the School of Education
Gordon College is shocked and saddened by the passing of Dean of the School of Education Dr. Janet Arndt, who served the College for more than 25 years in teaching and administrative roles.
Remembering Roscoe Duttweiler: Electrician, Musician and Mentor
Gordon College is heartbroken over the passing of colleague and friend Russell “Roscoe” Duttweiler. Following a battle with COVID-19, Duttweiler entered into the presence of the Lord on December 9, 2021, while surrounded by his family.
Tom Wholley ’11 On Creating Monsters for “A Quiet Place”
from Tom Wholley’s ’11 imagination will fill thousands, maybe millions of screens across the world as Halo Infinite—the latest installment of the Halo video game series—goes live.
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.
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.