Hope College News
2025 Jul
Class Of 2029 Generational Students
This fall, Hope will welcome 122 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.
Hope Board of Trustees Elects Officers and New Members
The Hope College Board of Trustees has elected three new members and has appointed three new Executive Committee members.
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.
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).
Posted inHigher Education A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans
The Hechinger ReportAt Hope College in Michigan, donors are pooling their money so that some students can attend for free, with the understanding that they’ll pay back the fund after they graduate in whatever amount they can.
Hope Appoints New Alumni Board Members
The Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors has appointed two new members.