Hope College News

The experiences of six Holland-area high school students participating in the Hope College TRIO Upward Bound program are at the heart of an ongoing documentary film project.

The Hope College Alumni Association is honoring four alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards this year.

Award winning actor, playwright and consultant Esther K. Chae will present “Lights, Camera, Asian American Action!” virtually as the 2021 Asian Heritage Lecture at Hope College on Thursday, April 22, at 6 p.m. EDT. Chae’s address will focus on her journey as a Korean American actor and artist.

The first round of funding to link community organizations with Hope College faculty and students, who together will address pressing needs in Holland area, has recently been awarded to three projects through a 42-month, $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Approximately 600 students participated this year in the 24-hour event, but with the traditional gathering in the college’s Dow Center out of the question, the planners devised creative alternatives for this year’s event, which was held on Friday and Saturday, March 26-27.

Hope College has received 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education® recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, the third year in a row that the foundation has honored Hope for its commitment to effective urban forest management.

Students were invited to hang out on campus on Tuesday, March 16 for the first of three scheduled break days of the semester.

With a 20-plus-year history, Dance Marathon wasn’t about to sit 2021 out — despite the pandemic.

Hope College’s Boerigter Center for Calling and Career and Van Wylen Library have received the 2021 group Innovation Award from the Commission for Career Services of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).

Below is a list of recent Hope College graduates who have been awarded graduation honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study.