Hope College News
2024 Nov
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Academics Retired Biology Professor Allen Brady Dies
Dr. Allen Brady of Holland, Michigan, who retired as a professor emeritus of biology in 2000 after more than three decades on the Hope faculty, died on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. He was 91.
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Academics Visiting Writers Series to Feature Jack Ridl and Chris Dombrowski on Nov. 13
The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series at Hope College will feature the program’s founder and one of his former students on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
2024 Oct
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Academics Holland Museum Event on Nov. 7 to Feature Students’ Research on World War II-Era USO
Hope College senior history majors Ingrid Oslund and Carolyn Thornbury will present “Race, Religion, and the USO During WWII,” sharing insights from their original archival research, on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Holland Museum.
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Academics Susan Brondyk Named to Board Developing Mentoring Program for Educators
Dr. Susan Brondyk, who is the Irwin B. and Margie E. Floyd Associate Professor of Education and department chair at Hope College, has been named to the Advisory Board of Project IMPACT, which is slated to create curricular, professional development and standards to be used by mentors to support new administrators, counselors and teachers in Michigan’s schools.
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Academics Lecture to Discuss Link Between Ecology and Faith
Dr. Joshua Kraut of the Hope College faculty will deliver the address “The Sabbath of the Earth: Introducing the Ecology of Fabrice Hadjadj” on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
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Academics Book Considers Impact of Invoking “Founding Fathers” in Congressional Politics
The new book “Invoking the Fathers: Dangerous Metaphors and Founding Myths in Congressional Politics” by Dr. Sarah Kornfield of the Hope College communication faculty, published this month by Johns Hopkins University Press, examines the impact of the phrase “Founding Fathers” as code for a particular political outlook.
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Academics Matthew Kuiper of Religion Faculty Appointed to Blekkink Professorship
Dr. Matthew Kuiper of the Hope College religion faculty has been appointed to the college’s Evert J. and Hattie E. Blekkink Professorship.
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Academics New book explores research on how to flourish after being 'done' with religion
RNSIn 'Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion,' Hope College psychology professor Daryl Van Tongeren offers ways to navigate the grief, loss and longing that often accompany religious transitions and points to signs of hope.