The Redemptive Side of Anger: How Civil Rights Activist Arthur Whitaker ’49 Used His Own Pain to Bring About Healing

In honor of Black History Month, The Bell revisits the inspiring story of Rev. Dr. Arthur L. Whitaker ’49, a Gordon graduate who worked tirelessly for racial equality and the “brotherhood of all men” during World War II, the Civil Rights Movement and the many decades that followed.

Top 19 Posts of ’19

We’re starting 2020 by taking a quick look back at the highlights of 2019. In case you missed it, here are the 19 most-read articles of the year.

10 Alumni Nonprofits for Your Last Gift of 2019

In Part III of our Christmas Gift Guide, finish out 2019 by supporting causes that will make 2020 a better year for our neighbors, near and far.

Beauty Pageants Are No Longer Skin Deep

It’s the first day of the 99th Miss America pageant and chances are very few of us will watch it tonight (even after the organization officially nixed the swimwear and evening gown segments last year, claiming they would no longer judge women based on their exterior)

8 Christmas Gifts That Feed the Body, the Soul and a Sense of Home

In Part II of our three-part Christmas Gift Guide designed to support the businesses and nonprofits of past and present Gordon students, we have some stocking stuffers and grand gestures “yule” love. From cayenne pepper cough drops to bone broth tonics, your gifts this Christmas are sure to rejuvenate the body, the soul and the places we call home.