Hope College News
2025 Jul
Student-Research Poster Exhibit Among Highlights of Schaap Chemistry Symposium on July 11
The fourth biennial Schaap Chemistry Symposium at Hope College will feature a poster session on Friday, July 11, highlighting original research by 50 Hope students and representatives from research universities and chemistry, biochemistry and medical and device-related industries from around the country.
'Pioneers’: Nine inmates become first graduates of groundbreaking program from Hope, WTS
Holland SentinelFrom joining a non-credit pilot program in 2019 to officially starting their degrees in 2021 to completing the program this year, the first cohort of students in the Hope-Western Prison Education Program have come far.
2025 Jun
A New Model for Christian Higher Ed: The Hope Forward Story
Higher Education Higher PurpaseNicole Duntemann, director of Hope Forward, speaks about Hope Forward and human flourishing..
Retired Mathematics Professor John Van Iwaarden Dies
John Van Iwaarden, a 1961 Hope College graduate who taught mathematics, computer science and physics at the college for four decades, died on Friday, June 27, 2025. He was 89.
Open Studio Event to Feature 2025 Borgeson Artist-in-Residence at Hope College
The De Pree Art Center and Gallery at Hope College will host an artist’s open studio event on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, featuring Robert Aiosa, the 2025 Borgeson Artist-in-Residence and faculty from the college’s art and art history department.
USTA wheelchair tennis camp fosters community for young para-athletes
Fox17The United States Tennis Association (USTA) hosted its seventh annual wheelchair tennis camp at Hope College last weekend, attracting young para-athletes from across five states.
36 Higher Education Leaders to Convene in the Nation’s Capital for the Executive Leadership Academy
The Council of Independent CollegesProvost Gerald Griffin was one of the 36 higher education leaders that took part in the program that prepares experienced provosts and vice presidents as the next generation of college and university presidents.
Boerigter Center for Calling and Career Receives National Exemplary Program Award
The Boerigter Center for Calling and Career at Hope College has received the 2025 Exemplary Career Center Program Award from the National Career Development Association (NCDA).
First Students Graduating from Hope-Western Prison Education Program
The Hope-Western Prison Education Program will hold its first Commencement on Wednesday, June 25, celebrating the graduation of nine men who have earned degrees while incarcerated at Muskegon Correctional Facility.
Carrie Bredow Participates in NetVUE Teaching Vocational Exploration Seminar
Dr. Carrie Bredow, associate professor of psychology, was selected to participate in the 2025 Teaching Vocational Exploration Seminar offered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) through its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). The seminar took place on Monday-Friday, June 2–6, at The Alexander in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Hope Hosts NetVUE Conference on “Integrating Vocation in the Academic Disciplines”
College leaders from around the country, and one from England, gathered at Hope College for a conference on a topic central to the Hope way of preparing students for life and career: “Integrating Vocation in the Academic Disciplines.”
Hope Appoints New Alumni Board Members
The Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors has appointed two new members.