Hope College juniors Taylor Laurin of Portage and Sofia Rosenberger of Naperville, Illinois, have both received highly competitive scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

It was Hope College’s sterling reputation for providing students with high-quality opportunities to participate in faculty-mentored research that prompted psychology major Cassie Morse to transfer to the college as a sophomore.

Author Tim Alberta will deliver an address based on his book “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism” on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

Theologian and author Dr. Kevin DeYoung will present “The Story of the Nicene Creed: The Most Important (Extra-biblical) Text Ever Written” on Tuesday, April 8, at 3 p.m. at Hope College in Schaap Auditorium in the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

Dr. Jeffrey Crouch, who is author of the book “The Presidential Pardon Power,” will present “The History of the Presidential Pardon Power” on Thursday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m. at Hope College in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

The documentary film “Counted Out,” which emphasizes math literacy’s importance for democracy and economic opportunity, will be screened twice at Hope College on Tuesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.

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.