Engagement

This year marked a transformative chapter for the Gordon Institute for Advanced Study—one that fundamentally challenges traditional academic boundaries. Our work has demonstrated that scholarship, community, and culture are not separate domains but rather a unified, powerful pathway forward. By centering culture in its varied forms, (re)establishing global partnerships, and deliberately expanding our definition of who qualifies as a scholar and what constitutes scholarship, we have created a model that others can follow to bridge institutional knowledge with lived experience.

The institute's Senior Associate Director is Chris Emdin.