Colloquium Series

SPRING 2026 Schedule 

“Calvinists and Indians in the Northeast Woodlands”

Monday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m. in Martha Miller Fried-Hemenway Auditorium
Presented by Dr. Stephen Skaggs

In this presentation Dr. Stephen T. Staggs will explore the dynamic relationships that developed between Native American and European peoples living in the Northeast Woodlands in the period up to 1750. He will show that Dutch Calvinists relied on their Indigenous neighbors and that Native Americans secured their survival by unwittingly living out the gospel.

“Digital Projects on Asian American History: From International Adoption to South Asian American Communities”

Wednesday, March 4, at 4:30 p.m., Bultman Center Schaap Auditorium
History Student Research Panel: Nazea Chowdhury and Tyler Gugino; Faculty Research Advisor, Dr. Wayne Tan

Join our presenters as they share their summer research, which examined primary sources from major events in Asian American history — particularly in the 20th and 21st centuries. Through original digital scholarship, they explored themes of compassion, generosity and gratitude while reflecting on how historical research fosters character development and community leadership.

“Boundary Breakers:  Extraordinary Women in Arts, Humanities, Science and Social Science”

Monday, March 9, at 4:30 p.m., Fried Hemenway Auditorium, Martha Miller

This lighting-round panel features scholars from across Hope College. Come learn about boundary-breaking women in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural and applied sciences.

Panel Includes:

• Arts: Matt Farmer, dance; Christina Hornbeck, music
  
• Humanities: Janis Gibbs, history; Genesis Portillo, world languages and cultures
  
• Social Sciences: Steve McMullen, business and economics; Yooyun Hwang, education
  
• Natural & Applied Sciences: Fola Olagbemi, computer science; Susanne DeVries-Zimmerman, geology

Women's History Month Lecture

Monday, March 16, at 3:30 p.m., in the Jack H. Miller Auditorium

Presented by Senator Stephanie Chang, first Asian American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature
Sponsored by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion

“Are the Liberal Arts Racist? An Emmaus Scholars Special Guest Lecture”

Monday, April 20, at 7 p.m., Graves Hall Winants Auditorium
Sponsored by the Emmaus Scholars Program