Hope College News
2021 Apr
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Academics Second Film Released in Series about Peace Activist A.J. Muste
The newly released second film in a three-part documentary series about peace activist and 1905 Hope College graduate A.J. Muste highlights his significant national influence in the middle of the 20th century.
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Academics Nineteen Members of Hope Faculty Retiring
A total of 19 long-time members of the Hope College faculty are retiring this year.
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Academics Eighteen Students to Present Research at National Conference
A total of 18 Hope College students will be presenting their collaborative faculty-student research during this year’s National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), being held as a virtual gathering on Monday-Wednesday, April 12-14.
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Academics Student and Graduates Honored in NSF Research Fellowship Program
A current Hope College student and five recent graduates have received recognition through the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) this year.
2021 Mar
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Academics Two Professors Elected Fellows of Midwestern Psychological Association
Dr. Mary Inman and Dr. Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet of the Hope College psychology faculty have been recognized as Fellows by the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA).
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Academics Economist to Discuss C.S. Lewis and Freedom
Dr. Kenneth G. Elzinga, who is the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia, will present “C.S. Lewis and Freedom: Christianity’s Most Famous Apologist Meets Adam Smith,” on Monday, April 12, at 7 p.m. through a live-streamed event hosted by the Markets & Morality student organization at Hope College.
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Academics Faculty Member Jordan VanHemert Tackles Racism with Jazz Album “I Am Not a Virus
Nationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist Dr. Jordan VanHemert of the Hope College music faculty draws on his professional training and his Korean American heritage to respond to racism in his debut album, “I Am Not a Virus.”
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Academics Former Hope Professor to Present Annual César Chávez Lecture
Dr. Lorna Hernandez Jarvis, a former member of the Hope College psychology faculty who is now chief diversity officer at Whitworth University, will present the address “Migrant workers’ tale: Chávez and Huerta’s legacy of courage and persistence” as this year’s annual César Chávez Lecture at Hope College on Wednesday, March 31, at 4 p.m. EST virtually.
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Academics Physics Professor Jennifer Hampton Dies in Automobile Accident
Dr. Jennifer Hampton of the Hope College physics faculty was killed in an automobile accident in Holland on Sunday, March 14.
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Academics Arirang playing is the process of finding Korean roots” Prof. Insoo Jang from adoptee
Korea TimesJordan Van hemert new album reflects on social aspects such as pandemic and hate crimes
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Academics From a prolonged pandemic, a rethink of life’s milestones?
APDaryl Van Tongeren, associate professor of psychology, on the pandemic prompting people to rethink life's milestones
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Academics Does Ridiculing Q Followers Fuel the Fire? Historical Lessons in Applied Social Science
History News NetworkJayson Dibble, associate professor of communication, discusses why it's counterproductive to ridicule QAnon adherents in the wake of failed prophecy.
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Academics Longtime Chemistry Professor and Former Dean Dr. F. Sheldon Wettack Dies
Dr. F. Sheldon Wettack held senior leadership roles, including a presidency, at colleges and universities around the country, but it was to Hope — where he’d begun his career in higher education as a young chemistry professor teaching and mentoring students — that he returned in retirement. And where he taught again for 16-and-a-half years more.