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Grounded in a general liberal arts education, Hope College offers specialized study in more than 90 majors, minors and pre-professional programs.
Admissions
Flourishing programs in 90+ disciplines. A vibrant Christian mission. $50 million in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months of graduation. There’s never been a better time to consider Hope College.
Research
Research abounds at Hope. Our students and faculty carry out high-quality research projects that are challenging, meaningful and contribute to exciting new knowledge in a broad range of disciplines.
Arts
At Hope College, award-winning student performances share the stage with nationally known writers, musicians, performers and artists.
Campus Life
The Hope College campus is a place to come alive. We have hundreds of student organizations, groups and events you can plug into, serve with, play in, root for and grow with.
Athletics
As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors 22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2014 NCAA Division III National Championship women’s volleyball team.

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Congratulations to Dave O'Brien who is retiring today after 31 years at the Library! Dave spent many years as the Head of Collections and Access Services and supervised Circulation, Digital Media Lab and Interlibrary Loan colleagues.

Thu Jun 30, 2022

@bigreadlake announced this year's Big Read: Circe by Madeline Miller!! They said "Madeline Miller's retelling of Homer's Odyssey combines modern storytelling with classical Greek mythology to display Circe's strength and perseverance." Ready to get started? We have two copies!

Wed Jun 15, 2022

Faculty Publications

Host Lipids in Positive-Strand RNA Virus Genome Replication

by ZHENLU ZHANG et al.

Membrane association is a hallmark of the genome replication of positive-strand RNA viruses [(+)RNA viruses]. All well-studied (+)RNA viruses remodel host membranes and li … Continue reading →

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