Demystifying the Reading Landscape

Ellen Ballock, Ph.D. and Priscilla Nelson ‘74, Ed.D. of the Herschend School of Education share their insights into the literacy crisis in America—and how Gordon is using the science of reading to combat it.

Uncovering Ancient Manuscripts: Dr. Graeme Bird’s Exploration of The Iliad  

Dr. Graeme Bird studied several newly discovered papyrus fragments of The Iliad over his sabbatical last semester, exploring the connection between Homer’s poetry, oral history, faith and jazz improvisation.

Gordon College Welcomes North Shore Christian School to Campus 

North Shore Christian School will be renting space on Gordon’s campus this fall to host classes for its students. As a continuation of a decades-long partnership between two institutions integrating faith and learning, this development holds many benefits for both schools, their communities and the North Shore area.

Mimicking Nature: Dr. Kristen Siaw’s Innovative Sabbatical Research 

Dr. Kristen Siaw, assistant professor of physics and chemistry, spent the last year on two different sabbaticals conducting research on Gordon’s campus and at Boston University in zinc oxide and microfluidics.

The Hidden Math in Everyday Life: Dr. Karl-Dieter Crisman’s Research on Cyclic Orders  

Dr. Karl-Dieter Crisman, along with former research students Abraham Holleran ’22, Micah Martin ’21 and Josephine Noonan ’23 recently published a research article in “Mathematical Analyses of Decisions, Voting and Games,” Volume 795, of Contemporary Mathematics, a well-known series of conference proceedings in academic math.