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President Matthew A. Scogin ’02 is the 14th president of Hope College. He began his presidency with a bold vision for fully-funded tuition at Hope — an inaugural vision that has grown into the Hope Forward initiative, which aims to ensure access for every student who comes through our doors.

Articles

Follow the Money: How Student Loans Derailed American Higher Education

Every student who takes Economics 101 learns the concept of supply and demand—specifically, how a decrease in the supply of a good or resource drives up its cost. Can supply-and-demand theory also explain the rising cost of attending college?

Why the Four-Year Degree is Still the Best “Pathway Program”

While other types of post-secondary education help students land their first job, the 4-year degree program remains the best path to a career that includes advancement and professional growth. However, most students take on debilitating debt to finance their education, and it’s a nearly $2 trillion national crisis.

Rethinking the Economic Model of Higher Education

February 14, 2022 — The discussion around improving access to higher education -- specifically due to the decades-long price increase of a four-year degree -- is typically framed as whether or not college should be free.

To Preserve the American Dream, Improve Access to Higher Ed

January 20, 2022 — College tuition is skyrocketing and enrollment is declining. The American Dream is at stake. In the first of a series of articles, check out what the American Dream means to President Scogin, and why college is the key to accessing it.

Videos

Hope Forward Overview

Hope Forward: Generosity

Who Would Jesus Vote For?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Address

“Exactly How It Happened”

Happy Thanksgiving 2020

Refer a Student

Inauguration Ceremony

Watch more of President Scogin’s videos on YouTube

Chapel Talks

“The Cost of Being Covered” (October 8, 2021)

“You are covered. Now go and live differently.” (September 3, 2021)

Trust Amid Uncertainty (April 14, 2021)

Joy & Peace (March 1, 2021)

For Such a Time as This (January 27, 2021)

Gratitude (November 16, 2020)

In the Middle (September 30, 2020)

In Over My Head (August 21, 2020)

Asleep in the Storm (April 24, 2020)

Trample on Darkness (April 1, 2020)

Keeping Hope (March 25, 2020)