How Central Friendship Is to Preventing Burnout, Especially During a Crisis
Posted on April 1, 2021 by collegecomm

Last Thursday, bestselling author Lisa-Jo Baker ’98 and international relief worker Sarah Petrin ’98 spoke to the Gordon community about their lives as humanitarians, authors and friends. Read the full recap.
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On Trial: How Generosity Fueled COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Posted on March 8, 2021 by collegecomm

Over the last year, Tatenda Makoni ’17 helped run clinical trials for three of the major COVID-19 vaccines. Learn more about the thousands of volunteers who made vaccination against the coronavirus possible.
Category: Alumni Stories, Featured, Uncategorized Tags: alumni outcomes, COVID-19, health professions, healthcare
Six Black Heroes and Heroines of Gordon’s Past
Posted on February 4, 2021 by collegecomm

In honor of Black History Month, The Bell retells the stories of six Black men and women—all graduates of Gordon and Barrington—who went to great lengths to shift the currents of history.
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The Hard Work of Choosing Forgiveness Over Hatred
Posted on January 18, 2021 by collegecomm

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Bell interviewed the Honorable Herman J. Smith Jr. ’70.
Category: Alumni Stories, Featured, News, Uncategorized Tags: alumni outcomes, alumni stories, justice
5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Christmas Story
Posted on December 18, 2020 by collegecomm

Because the journeys of Mary, Joseph and the magi only take up a few sentences in the Bible, there is much left to our imagination. To understand the risks Mary and Joseph took to bring the Messiah into the world and the lengths the magi went to just to meet him, The Bell interviewed biblical geographer Nicole DePue ’08.
Category: Alumni Stories, Featured, Uncategorized Tags: alumni outcomes, alumni stories, biblical studies, Israel seminar, study abroad