Media Coverage
News Stories
- “Hope College, Western Theological help bring Michigan to ‘forefront’ of prison education,” The Holland Sentinel, January 14, 2023
- “Muskegon prisoners can soon get four-year degrees from Hope College,” WOOD TV 8, July 22, 2021
- “Hope College’s new inmate degree program seeks to improve prison culture, lower re-entry rate,” MLive, July 22, 2021
- “Hope, seminary partner in prison education program,” Grand Haven Tribune, July 25, 2021
Social Media
Thank you @WOODTV for sharing our partnership with @HopeCollege and Western Theological Seminary. Educational opportunities like this are one of the best tools in reducing recidivism rates. #OffenderSuccess = Long-term public safety. https://t.co/nPmIEPlYqu
— MichiganDOC (@MichiganDOC) July 23, 2021
Good work @MichiganDOC and @HopeCollege! The path to rehabilitation starts with providing inmates with skills and an education. Good for the prisoners, the communities they will return to, and good for the State of Michigan. Well done! https://t.co/8LqqwU8Qa4
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) July 23, 2021
Support the program
For more information about how you can support The Hope-Western Prison Education Program, contact:
Dr. Richard Ray
ray@hope.edu
Dr. David Stubbs
david@westernsem.edu