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Grounded in a general liberal arts education, Hope College offers specialized study in more than 90 majors, minors and pre-professional programs.
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Flourishing programs in 90+ disciplines. A vibrant Christian mission. $50 million in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months of graduation. There’s never been a better time to consider Hope College.
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Research abounds at Hope. Our students and faculty carry out high-quality research projects that are challenging, meaningful and contribute to exciting new knowledge in a broad range of disciplines.
Arts
At Hope College, award-winning student performances share the stage with nationally known writers, musicians, performers and artists.
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The Hope College campus is a place to come alive. We have hundreds of student organizations, groups and events you can plug into, serve with, play in, root for and grow with.
Athletics
As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors 22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship women’s basketball team.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has provided major support for a series of programs and initiatives in the arts and humanities at Hope College and the community of Holland, Michigan.

The Mellon Community-based Partnerships Initiative

The Mellon Community-based Partnerships Initiative, launched in 2020, connects, in the words of Hope College President Matthew A. Scogin, two of the college’s priorities: “providing outstanding, transformational learning experiences for our students, and serving as a resource for the community that is home not only for Hope but many of us who work here. At a time when our world is characterized by discord, this grant will provide an opportunity for Hope and our community to focus on finding harmony in our diversity.”

The Mellon Grand Challenges Initiative

The Mellon Grand Challenges Initiative, which began in 2017, has developed curricular pathways across disciplines and has also provided faculty-student research opportunities on themes such as disability, environmental sustainability, global feminisms, immigration, racial equity, global health and data analytics/data science.

The Mellon Scholars Program

The Mellon Scholars Program, launched in 2010 and expanded in 2013, integrates technology, experiential education and faculty-student collaborative research, extending a teaching model for which the college was already nationally acclaimed in the natural and applied sciences and social sciences.

Mellon Initiatives Leadership

Portrait of Dr. Annie Dandavati

Dr. Annie Dandavati

Director of the Community Partnerships Initiative

Lubbers Hall-Room 205
126 East 10th Street
Holland, MI 49423-3516
616.395.7545
dandavati@hope.edu

Portrait of Dr. Curtis Gruenler

Dr. Curtis Gruenler

Director of the Grand Challenges Initiative

Lubbers Hall-Room 304
126 East 10th Street
Holland, MI 49423-3516
616.395.7996
gruenler@hope.edu

Portrait of Dr. Marsely Kehoe

Dr. Marsely Kehoe

Assistant Director of Mellon Initiatives and Director of Mellon Scholars

Lubbers Hall 323
126 East 10th Street
Holland, MI 49423
616.395.6872
kehoe@hope.edu

20 FebAcademics

GRANT FUNDS PROGRAM TO FOSTER COLLEGE-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE “THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME”

Titled “There’s No Place Like ‘Home,’” the initiative has been established through a 42-month, $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The program will be guided by an advisory board including community leaders as well as college faculty and staff. It will link the talents of Hope faculty and students in the arts and humanities, and financial support, with local organizations in developing projects focused on bettering the community and its quality of life.

03 OctAcademics

GRANT TO SUPPORT FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATION OF “GRAND CHALLENGES”

A major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will bring together faculty and students from multiple divisions and disciplines in exploring “grand challenges”—the important issues facing the world in which the students are preparing to live and work.

26 JunAcademics

GRANT TO EXPAND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH MELLON SCHOLARS PROGRAM

A major grant to Hope College from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will provide new opportunities for students to conduct research in the arts and humanities through the college’s Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholars Program.

Hope CollegeMellon Initiatives

Anderson-Werkman Center100 East 8th StreetSuite 267Holland, MI 49423

workP. 616.395.6872

mellon@hope.edu