Hope College News
2022 Aug
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Campus Life Class of 2026 Generational Students
This fall, Hope will welcome 129 incoming students with generational ties. From mothers and fathers to great-great-grandparents, these students will follow in the footsteps of the many family members who have graduated from Hope College before them. If the information is incomplete or if we have missed someone, please send an email to alumni@hope.edu.
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Academics Professors Receive NSF Grant for Study of Air Pollution’s Effect on Birds
As of 2020, the world has lost an estimated two-thirds of its mammal, bird, reptile and insect populations. This extreme loss of biodiversity is widely considered a sixth mass extinction event. With the global bird population estimated to have declined by 3 billion since the 1970s, two Hope College professors have received a grant from the National Science Foundation for their research seeking to better understand why.
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Campus Life Retired Advancement V.P. and Former Dean Robert N. DeYoung Dies
Robert N. DeYoung of Holland, who across 35 years at Hope earned the affectionate sobriquet “Mr. Hope College” through his service in admissions, student development and college advancement, died on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. He was 89.
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Athletics Hope College Places 243 Student-Athletes On MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Hope College has 243 student-athletes who made the 2021-22 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll.
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Athletics Seventeen Hope Teams Earn MIAA Team GPA Award
Seventeen Hope College teams have claimed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Team GPA Award for the 2021-22 school year.
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Arts Hope College Great Performance Series Announces 2022-23 Season
Hope College’s Great Performance Series returns for the 2022-23 season welcoming internationally acclaimed artists in music, theater and dance.
2022 Jul
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Academics Heidi Kraus of Hope Art and Art History Faculty Named Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Heidi Kraus of the art and art history faculty at Hope College has been appointed associate provost for academic affairs.
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Athletics National Champion Women’s Basketball Makes WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll
The national champion Hope College women’s basketball team has earned the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association's top academic honor for the 2021-22 school year.
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Athletics Men’s Track and Field Claims National Academic Awards
The Hope College men’s track and field team earned All-Academic Team honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021-22 school year.
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Athletics Women’s Track and Field Earns National Academic Accolades
The Hope College women’s track and field team claimed All-Academic Team honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021-22 school year.
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Athletics Men’s Basketball Earns National Team and Individual Academic Accolades
The Hope College men’s basketball team stood out on the court last season and in the classroom during the 2021-22 school year.
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Athletics Volleyball Repeats as American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award Winner
The Hope College volleyball team excelled on the court last fall and in the classroom during the 2021-22 school year.
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Academics 2022 Spring Graduation Honors Announced
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.
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Academics Hope Names Sophomore Janie DeGroot a Beckman Scholar
Hope College has named sophomore Janie DeGroot of Northville a 2022-23 Beckman Scholar through the college’s Beckman Scholars Program award from The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.
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Arts Holland artist's illustrations come to life onstage with 'Lulu and the Long Walk'
13 On Your SideA very special musical is on stage now at Hope College thanks to a unique collaboration. It's a children's picture book come to life. It's called "Lulu and the Long Walk". The musical is based on the book written by Jars of Clay lead singer Dan Haseltine and illustrated by Holland artist Joel Schoon-Tanis.
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Athletics Men’s Lacrosse Land Six All-Region Honorees
Six members of the MIAA champion Hope College men’s lacrosse team have received all-region recognition from the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association for the 2022 season.
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Campus Life Rachel Venema Named Director of Surveys and Research at Frost Center for Data and Research
Dr. Rachel Venema, recognized in the Grand Rapids area for her social research and program evaluation work with non-profit organizations, has been appointed the director of surveys and research at the Frost Center for Data and Research at Hope College.
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Academics Ask the Experts: Winning the Credit Card Popularity Contest
WalletHubBrian Porter, professor of management, on winning the credit card popularity contest
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Athletics Brittney Harvey Named as Hope College’s Sixth Softball Coach
Brittney Harvey is excited to take her swing at building on the winning tradition of Hope College softball.
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Academics Holland Public Schools and Hope College announce new program for high school students becoming future teachers
Fox17A new program between Holland Public Schools and Hope College will give high school students an early start at becoming future educators. The new Hope to Teach program will be available to students starting this fall.
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Athletics Kenedy Schoonveld Selected as MIAA’s Sheila Wallace Kovalchik Scholar Athlete of the Year Award
Kenedy Schoonveld’s enriching and accomplishment-filled time at Hope College is concluding with the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s highest individual distinction for a female student-athlete.
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Athletics Nick Hoffman Chosen As Recipient Of MIAA’s Albert L. Deal Scholar Athlete Of The Year Award
Nick Hoffman’s rewarding journey at Hope College has culminated with the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s highest individual honor for a male student-athlete.
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Campus Life Hope Appoints New Alumni Board Members and Officers
The Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors appointed five new members and elected three new officers during its April meeting.