The Hope College family is mourning the death of junior Jennifer Kasunick of Bay Village, Ohio, who died on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, of injuries sustained when she was struck by a train.

Hope College honored faculty and staff members for service to the college and other professional activity during the annual faculty recognition event coordinated by the Provost’s Office, which took place on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the Maas Center auditorium.

The third annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Leadership Summit at Hope College will explore the theme “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365” through multiple sessions on Monday, Jan. 20, at the college’s Haworth Hotel.

This year’s National Day of Racial Healing at Hope College will feature “T-Rex,” a documentary film about Claressa “T-Rex” Shields from Flint, who at age 17 became the first woman in history to win the gold medal in the 2012 Olympic boxing, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.

This year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Lecture at Hope College will feature a speaker best described as a servant leader who uses education and advocacy to ameliorate social inequity. John M. Williams, who is president and CEO of Akron Urban League, will feature the theme “A Woke Messiah: Jesus Died to Defend Democracy, Demand Diversity and Defeat Poverty” on Wednesday, Jan 15, at 6 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting was held on Tuesday, December 3 at the President's House followed by a celebration with treats, music, and community.