2024 Aug

Academics

Lecture Will Reflect 10-Year Quest to Understand an Art-World Icon

The storied life of the founder of Bostonɫəs famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be the focus of an illustrated lecture at Hope College on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall by Dr. Natalie Dykstra of the English faculty, whose recent biography of Gardner has been receiving national acclaim.

Academics

Event on Oct. 7 to Feature ɫɜFamily Math Funɫɝ Activities

An evening of ɫɜFamily Math Funɫɝ at Hope College on Monday, Oct. 7, will feature games designed to show that mathematics doesnɫət need to be scary or a chore. In fact, as the name makes clear, it can be fun ɫɔ for all ages.

Giving

Hope Receives Institution-Wide Grant through Educating Character Initiative

Hope College will enhance its emphasis on character development with a grant received through the Educating Character Initiative of Wake Forest Universityɫəs Program for Leadership and Character. Hope will focus on the virtues of gratitude and generosity, using the grant to help scale up a foundational programmatic component of the Hope Forward initiative that the college has been piloting since the fall of 2021.

Campus Life

Talk of the Town

Hope College President Matthew Scogin talked about the upcoming school year and more during a conversation that aired on Aug. 20, 2024.

Academics

Electrek

Imagine charging your EV while on campus entirely by the sun? An engineering class project at Hope College resulted in fully functional solar-powered EV chargers for students.

Academics

HuffPost

Grandparents can be powerful sources of family identity,ɫɝ Kendra Thomas, psychology professor at Hope College.

Campus Life

Retired History Professor Earl Curry Dies

Dr. Earl Curry, who retired in 2000 as a professor emeritus of history after 32 years on the Hope faculty, died on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. He was 90.

Academics

Big Read Lakeshore Announces Fall 2024 Books

This yearɫəs community-wide Big Read Lakeshore and accompanying programs for younger readers organized by Hope College will pair a mainstay of American literature classes that is nearing its centenary with more recently published books, including two graphic novels and a childrenɫəs picture book, to explore the timeless weaving of identity, societal expectations and personal goals.

Academics

Hope College Receives Grant to Help Prevent Plastic Litter from Entering Waterways and the Great Lakes

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Hope College and the Ottawa County Road Commission are partnering to trap and study roadside litter entering storm drains. Equipment was provided by the charitable arm of the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) in the United States, the CGLR Foundation, through a grant to Hope College thanks to generous funding from Michigan-based Dart Container Corporation, a leading manufacturer of sustainable beverage and food packaging solutions.

Campus Life

Class of 2028 Generational Students

This fall, Hope will welcome 122 incoming students with generational ties. From mothers and fathers to great-great-grandparents, these students will follow in the footsteps of the many family members who have graduated from Hope College before them. If the information is incomplete or if we have missed someone, please send an email to alumni@hope.edu.

Academics

Very Well Health

Aaron Best, professor of genetics and a co-director of the Global Water Research Institute, the methods people are trying to mitigate the effects of potential contaminants.

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