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.

The new book ����ɫ�ɜInvoking the Fathers: Dangerous Metaphors and Founding Myths in Congressional Politics����ɫ�ɝ by Dr. Sarah Kornfield of the Hope College communication faculty, published this month by Johns Hopkins University Press, examines the impact of the phrase ����ɫ�ɜFounding Fathers����ɫ�ɝ as code for a particular political outlook.

This year����ɫ�əs Affirming LGBTQ+ Students Lecture at Hope College will present a panel discussion on ����ɫ�ɜSeeking LGBTQ Justice: A Story of Friendship, Courage, and Change����ɫ�ɝ with current and retired Hope faculty and staff members on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m. in the Maas Center auditorium.

The Saint Benedict Institute will host John Bursch and Megan DeFranza for a conversation titled ����ɫ�ɜA Civil Dialogue on Sex and Gender����ɫ�ɝ on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in the Maas Center auditorium.

Dr. Matthew Kuiper of the Hope College religion faculty has been appointed to the college����ɫ�əs Evert J. and Hattie E. Blekkink Professorship.

The ����ɫ�� film ����ɫ�ɜUndivide Us,����ɫ�ɝ which explores both the impact of toxic polarization and a route for moving past it, will be shown at Hope College on Monday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.

This year����ɫ�əs 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 children����ɫ�əs picture book, to explore the timeless weaving of identity, societal expectations and personal goals.

Dr. Robin Jensen, who is the Patrick O����ɫ�əBrien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, will present the ����ɫ�ɜThe Cross and the Crucifix: The Emergence and Evolution of a Christian Image����ɫ�ɝ as the 2024-25 Danforth Lecture at Hope College on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.

The film ����ɫ�ɜFreedom Hair,����ɫ�ɝ based on the true story of Melony Armstrong, a working mother whose decision to create her own business transformed a profession, will be shown at Hope College on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.

Dr. Pablo Peschiera, associate professor of English at Hope College, will present the college����ɫ�əs 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m. in the Maas Center auditorium.

Dr. Robert P. Swierenga, who is the A.C. Van Raalte Research Professor at the Van Raalte Institute of Hope College, is receiving a 2024 State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan for his biography of the influential leader for whom both his professional title and the institute are named.

With multiple racquet sports growing in popularity, the Professional Tennis Management Program is expanding its curriculum ����ɫ�ɔ and changing its name to Racquet Sports Management to reflect its enhanced focus.

This year����ɫ�əs Indigenous Peoples����ɫ�ə Lecture Series at Hope College will feature the ����ɫ��, ����ɫ�ɜWarrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice,����ɫ�ɝ which is a one-hour ����ɫ�� about Native American role models, nation rebuilding and tribal justice. The film will be shown on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.

Dr. Lee Forester, professor of German, has been appointed as the next Vienna Summer School director and will serve a three-year term beginning in 2025.

An evening of ����ɫ�ɜFamily Math Fun����ɫ�ɝ at Hope College on Monday, Oct. 7, will feature games designed to show that mathematics doesn����ɫ�ət need to be scary or a chore. In fact, as the name makes clear, it can be fun ����ɫ�ɔ for all ages.

Hope College has received a new grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. that will fund efforts to help young adults find a sense of belonging and purpose in the churches they attend after college.

The storied life of the founder of Boston����ɫ�əs 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.

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.

The new Rodger Kobes and Michael Keller Science and Human Health Lectureship at Hope College will debut with the general-audience address ����ɫ�ɜGene Therapy 101 ����ɫ�ɔ What you should know����ɫ�ɝ by Dr. Anne Connolly of Columbus Nationwide Children����ɫ�əs Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.����ɫ�ɝ

The Hope College student chapter of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Fellows Program will host a bipartisan look ����ɫ�ɜBehind the Scenes with Election Officials����ɫ�ɝ on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.

Dr. Chris Avery, a 2005 Hope College graduate who is chief of staff for the National Climate Assessment at the U.S. Global Change Research Program, will present the address ����ɫ�ɜHow Do You Make an Informed Decision in a Changing World?����ɫ�ɝ on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Hope in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.