The BellClarendon Scholars Program Receives $1.49 Million Endowment Gift
This gift, given by a Gordon alum, is one of the largest to Gordon this year and the largest to the Clarendon program in the College’s history. It undergirds the College’s renewed commitment to the program, which is specifically designed to equip students from urban areas to lead in their communities.
Natalia Estevez ’26 and David Edwards ’26: Bridge-building for the Kingdom
“I came to Gordon because God lives here, and people love me for who I am. In learning about myself, I’ve realized how much I need the gospel and that I don’t have to be the superhero all the time. I owe love to others, and that’s enough.”
Yicaury Melo ’09 Named Director of Multicultural Initiatives and the Clarendon Scholars Program
Melo’s appointment to director marks the first time in the Clarendon Scholars program’s 18-year history that it will be run by an alum.
15 Years of Connecting Academia, Church and City
Fifteen years ago, the Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) and the Clarendon Scholars honors programs were founded to explore, respectively, “What has the academy to do with the Church?” and what either has to do with the city.