Anan Copty ’94: A Palestinian Christian Physicist’s Quest to Cure Cancer and Build Peace  

Meet Anan Copty ’94, Gordon College’s Alumni of the Year for 2024, who is a Palestinian Christian with an Israeli passport and the founder of SynergyMed, a noninvasive cancer treatment developer that employs people of all faiths and backgrounds.

Integrating Faith and Social Work: Gordon College’s New MSW 4+1 Partnership  

Gordon College is partnering with Roberts Wesleyan University and Dordt University to create a new 4+1 Master of Social Work program that allows social welfare majors in the School of Psychology and Human Services to complete a master’s degree in five years.

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.

Gordon College Earns Spot on The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges List for the 11th Year 

Gordon College has once again been named one of The Princeton Review’s best schools in the nation for undergraduates. This is the 11th consecutive year Gordon merited inclusion in this annual listing of The Best 390 Colleges – 2025 Edition. 

Olyvia Shaw ’21 on Performing in Sight & Sound Theatre’s Biblical Show, Daniel 

Olyvia Shaw ’ 21 studied theatre arts at Gordon and is currently starring in Daniel, the latest original show by Sight & Sound Theatres. We sat down to ask Olyvia what life is like working full time as an actor.