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A $1 million HHMI grant is aimed at helping Hope develop innovative ways to educate students in natural and applied sciences,
more »For the first time in a few months, Sandy Ashley has her own room, a comfortable bed and a kitchen to prepare her own meals.
more »Sam Helderop received an acceptance letter from Michigan's Hope College this spring, but has no intention of going -- at least not in the fall of 2012.
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The percentage of mothers in the workforce is nearing record highs, leading to more societal acceptance and childcare options, but mothers still face a 'mommy wage gap' and other challenges.
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The May 14, 1866 incorporation of Hope College is featured in a Detroit Free Press article.
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For Hope College, there’s worse problems than the one it’s facing now: a growing number of students submitting applications. With a record breaking freshmen class of over 900 students set for next fall, Hope has created a wait list for students who the college has expressed interest in but can’t accommodate, said Bill Vanderbilt, vice president of admissions at Hope.
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Hope College is on track to acquire Holland Municipal Stadium from the City of Holland.
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Hope seniors Brent Smith and Caitlin McDougall were the winners in the 2012 Opera Grand Rapids Collegiate Competition.
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The City of Holland and Hope College have developed a plan that will allow for the installation of synthetic turf at Holland Municipal Stadium in time for the next football season.
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Todd Steen, Granger Professor of Economics, co-writes a column with Jordan J. Ballor examining the Hunger Games book and movie through the lens of hope.
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Sarah McCoy, assistant director of career services, is quoted in an article advising job hunters and college students how to network over the summer.
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From simulating cities to recreating Civil War era characters, games are becoming classroom fixtures.
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Garrison Keillor interviews Professor Emeritus Jack Ridl for Writer's Almanac.
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Hope College is taking part in a national effort aimed at growing the number of women who work in fields related to science, technology, engineering and math.
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Iliana Garcia of Los Angeles and a student at Hope College, along with 11 other students from across the U.S. was recently accepted into The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Congressional Internship Program.
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Israel Moore, a 19-year-old sophomore at Hope College studying pre-med, with dreams of becoming an OB-GYN is also taking on another dream of hers: Singing.
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An essay by communication professor Teresa Heinz Housel on first-generation student research and experiences has been published in Inside Higher Ed, a national online education magazine.
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Tim Pennings was playing a simple game of fetch with his dog Elvis in 2003 when it dawned on him: The Welsh corgi was acting out the solution to a calculus problem.
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In February the Hope College Concert Series and Music Department brought the Robert Glasper Experiment to the Knickerbocker Theater. irockjazz.com heard about the show and came from Chicago to document the show and interview the band. Impressed with what Hope College has to offer, producer John Moultrie of irockjazz.com saw the show as a great opportunity to publicize the way young people are showing interest in jazz music.
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Hope College alumna Mira Bartok, an award-winning author who earlier this year was featured thru the college's Visiting Writers Series (VWS), has been presented a National Book Critics Circle Award for her autobiography, "The Memory Palace: A Memoir".
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Role-playing as North Korea’s representative in the United Nations, Lowell high school students Maxmilian Sander and Brett Senneker had the unenviable job of finding friends in the U.N. Security Council at Hope College’s annual model U.N. exercise.
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By the time Friday night rolled around, Hope College freshman Abbie Dodge was feeling pretty beat. But unlike most Friday nights, where she could curl up in bed early, this Friday she needed to stay awake and alert.
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Board of Trustees chair Mary Bauman is recognized as being among 50 most influential women in West Michigan
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Hope College students hoping to someday head up middle or high school classrooms of their own gathered Wednesday around a computer screen and took turns reading to students on the other end of a Skype video call.
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Undergrad Research: Students From Hope College, Other West Michigan Universities Show Their Findings
March 2, 2012
Grand Rapids Press
Lindsey Boeve wasn’t sure what to think when her professor at Hope College first offered her the position. She was just finishing up her sophomore year, and Deborah Sturtevant, who chairs the college’s department of sociology & Social work, wanted Boeve to join her on a research project that would end up spanning the rest of Boeve’s time at Hope.
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One characteristic that many winning teams have is that they become like family. They play; they work; they bond. That family bond runs a little deeper at Hope College.
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Hope's oldest living alum, Alice Hoffs of Kalamazoo, Mich., will be 110 years old on Saturday. It is estimated that there are only 300-450 supercentenarians in the world and just 75 are actually known.
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Alumna Meredith Arwady, Class of 2000, was among the 2012 Grammy award-winners.
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A video created by alumnus Tyler Depke, Class of 2009, has received a national honor from the American Chemistry Council.
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Hope College women’s basketball coach Brian Morehouse is into numbers as a hoops guru, but he’s also into a different kind of math. It’s called “the multiplier effect.” That’s what he’s after every time one of his student-athletes participates in his school’s Special Olympics events.
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Perhaps it’s fitting that Hope and Calvin presidents Jim Bultman and Gaylen Byker are retiring in the same year. They both were student-athletes at the schools over which they would eventually preside. They’ve both been presidents at their institutions for about 15 years. They both married graduates from their alma maters. They’re both tried-and-true Division III guys. And they’re both proud to call each other friends.
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It's not just a rivalry. It is “The” Rivalry.
Calvin and Hope are Division III colleges located just 30 miles apart in Western Michigan and have an enrollment of less than 7,500 students between them. But the fan following for this small college basketball rivalry reaches far beyond the suburbs of Grand Rapids.
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Engineering professor Miguel Abrahantes is featured on the website NBCLATINO.com
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The MIAA Champion Flying Dutchmen golfers are featured in the winter issue of Michigan Golfer magazine.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and, in that context, announced that Hope College is one of 10 liberal arts colleges that has received the most research grants from the foundation in its history.
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Building a business in 48 hours might sound like madness to an older generation, but three Hope College students were up for the challenge.
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The Grand Rapids Press profiles engineering professor Miguel Abrahantes
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Psychology professor David Myers talks of happiness in the magazine of the University of Phoenix.
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The DeWitt Center has served the Hope/Holland community for five decades. Its construction was made possible through a generous donation by alumni brothers Jack and Richard (Dick) DeWitt. Jack DeWitt, Hope class of 1932 and a lifelong advocate of the college, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 at the age of 100. Dick DeWitt, Hope class of 1931, died in 2010 at age 96.
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Hope senior Karli Rowe is featured in Sportsplex Illustrated
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English professor William Pannapacker blogged for the Chronicle of Higher Education at the national convention of the Modern Language Association.
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Education professor Deborah Van Duinen wrote an online article, "Literacy Matters—In Church", for Comment magazine. The magazine "serves Christian leaders and culture makers with rooted, fresh ideas for the faithful practice of North American public life."
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U.S. News & World Report interviews Communications Professor Teresa Heinz Housel on her book offering tips to first generation college-bound students. Read more about Professor Teresa Heinz Housel's book
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Philosophy Professor Joe LaPorte and his family are featured in the most recent edition of Faith, the magazine of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.
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Involvement in Hope's Engineers Without Borders impacted life of alumnus Timothy Carter
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Programs in entrepreneurship aren't new on college campuses. But the mindset that college graduates may find it easier to create their own jobs rather than find one is new.
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