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Making Room for the Sabbath
Janel Curry is the provost of Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. She is an award-winning geographer and educator originally from Canton, Illinois.
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Career
Curry graduated from Bethel College (now Bethel University) in 1977 with high honors, earning a B.A. in political science. She then earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in geography from the University of Minnesota. Curry began her career in 1985 at Central College (Iowa) where she taught geography. She moved to Calvin College in 1996 and taught full-time until 2000 when she transitioned to an administrative position as the Dean of Research and Scholarship.
Curry has authored several articles, books, and book chapters. Her research has blended the two disciplines together by exploring "human-land relations, institutional health and resilience, and theological perspectives on nature."
Honors
Curry holds the distinction of being named a Fulbright Scholar twice in her career. While at Calvin College, she held the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Christian Perspectives on Political, Social, and Economic Thought from 2008 to 2012. She is also the past recipient of a fellowship from the Pew Evangelical Scholars.
Other awards include: