Media Coverage

News Stories

• “New co-director named for Hope-Western Prison Education Program,” The Holland Sentinel, May 16, 2024
• “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