Faithful. Welcoming. Transformational.

Faithful. Welcoming. Transformational.

Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community in downtown Holland, Michigan. This rare combination of deep roots and rigorous preparation equips our students to live faithfully into their vocations and make a difference in the world.

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Launching Hope with Grace

Pioneers. Co-creators. OGs. The first 20 Hope Forward graduates are proof that the fully-funded tuition program is not only working, but also having a far-reaching positive impact on students亚洲色吧 lives and the campus community 亚洲色吧 and poised to do the same beyond.

People of Hope

Campus Safety亚洲色吧檚 Rick Altamira is one of the hundreds of Hope employees whose work is essential to the campus community 亚洲色吧 and who seldom see their names in the headlines. People of Hope, we see you.

Reaching This Generation

The Rev. Dr. Nathan Hart says he doesn亚洲色吧檛 need to trailblaze a new strategy to reach students. He just needs to remember the charge he was given on the day of his ordination: preach the word and administer the sacraments. That亚洲色吧檚 how the love of Jesus has always reached people.

2025 Graduates Encouraged to Be 亚洲色吧淧eople of Hope亚洲色吧

With the members of Hope College亚洲色吧檚 graduating Class of 2025 about to leave the familiar routine of the school year on Sunday, May 4, Commencement speaker Dr. Lauren Hearit offered a new way of structuring their lives 亚洲色吧 one guided by hope, even as their time at Hope was drawing to a close.

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Hope College Orchestra Performed in Carnegie Hall in April

The Hope College Orchestra is one of only three ensembles, and one of only two from the United States, chosen to perform in the culminating Evening Showcase Concert in Carnegie Hall during the 19th annual New York International Music Festival running Saturday亚洲色吧揥ednesday, April 5亚洲色吧9.

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New Study-Abroad Option on the Horizon for Hope Nursing Students

Dr. Melissa Bakhuyzen 亚洲色吧95 Bouws is spearheading an initiative to offer Hope nursing majors opportunities to study abroad starting in spring 2026, in Oman, India and Bahrain.

Hope Recognized for Extensive Research Activity

Hope College is among the nation亚洲色吧檚 foremost colleges and universities for extensive research activity, including being among the top 30 undergraduate-only institutions, according to a new report by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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    2025 Spring Graduation Honors Announced

    Below is a list of recent Hope College graduates who have been awarded graduation honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study.

Events

  1. A green Michigan Historic Site marker for Hope College stands on a well-manicured lawn surrounded by colorful flowers. The sign provides historical information about the college's founding in 1851 and its evolution, including its charter in 1866. Behind the sign is a large white anchor sculpture on a stone base and a backdrop of mature trees and a red-brick campus building. The emblem and motto "Spera in Deo" (Hope in God) are visible on the bottom of the sign

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    Summer Open House
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    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
  2. A young man and woman relax together in a hammock strung between two trees on a sunny day. They are both reading books, with the man smiling and holding a red book while the woman reads a white one. The scene is set on a grassy lawn with dappled sunlight and a tree trunk visible in the background.

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    Summer Open House
    Date
    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
  3. Three college students walk barefoot on a sandy beach, smiling and engaged in lively conversation. All three wear casual summer clothes and Hope College apparel, with the student on the left in a white T-shirt, the middle student in a navy shirt and pink cap, and the one on the right in an orange shirt and denim shorts. The beach is busy with people in the background, and a building and tree-covered hills can be seen in the distance under a clear sky.

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    Summer Open House
    Date
    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
  4. Two people swing high on a metal swing set positioned on a sandy beach under a bright blue sky. The sun shines brightly from the upper left corner, casting long shadows on the sand. The beach appears expansive and mostly empty, with the horizon and a calm lake or sea visible in the background.

    Admissions

    Summer Open House
    Date
    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
  5. A decorative iron archway with the words "HOPE COLLEGE" in bronze letters, set against a backdrop of lush green trees in full leaf, suggesting a vibrant spring or summer day.

    Admissions

    Summer Open House
    Date
    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center

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