Hope College News
2025 Jan
Fall 2024 Dean's List Announced
The Registrar亚洲色吧檚 Office is pleased to announce Dean亚洲色吧檚 List recipients for the fall semester. The Dean亚洲色吧檚 List is awarded to full-time, degree-seeking students who have received grades for all courses in a given semester (no incompletes) and have a semester GPA of 3.50 or above. Hope College Registrar亚洲色吧檚 Office considers this a significant achievement.
Actors From The London Stage to Present 亚洲色吧淗amlet亚洲色吧� on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1
The British acting company, Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS), will present William Shakespeare亚洲色吧檚 timeless tragedy, 亚洲色吧淗amlet亚洲色吧� at Hope College on Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland as part of the Great Performance Series.
Hope College to Present 36th Musical Showcase on Jan. 31
The 36th annual Hope College Musical Showcase will be presented on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Hope Junior Jennifer Kasunick Dies in Pedestrian-Train Accident
The Hope College family is mourning the death of junior Jennifer Kasunick of Bay Village, Ohio, who died on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, of injuries sustained when she was struck by a train.
Now in its 11th year, Hope College亚洲色吧檚 Big Read Lakeshore, an annual month-long community-wide reading program, continues to foster a culture where reading matters in West Michigan亚洲色吧檚 Ottawa, Muskegon, and Allegan counties.
Annual Provost亚洲色吧檚 Recognition Event Honors Faculty and Staff
Hope College honored faculty and staff members for service to the college and other professional activity during the annual faculty recognition event coordinated by the Provost亚洲色吧檚 Office, which took place on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the Maas Center auditorium.
MLK Day Leadership Summit on Jan. 20 to Feature Multiple Presentations
The third annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Leadership Summit at Hope College will explore the theme 亚洲色吧淢ission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365亚洲色吧� through multiple sessions on Monday, Jan. 20, at the college亚洲色吧檚 Haworth Hotel.
Hope College Screening the film 亚洲色吧淭-Rex亚洲色吧� on National Day of Racial Healing
This year亚洲色吧檚 National Day of Racial Healing at Hope College will feature 亚洲色吧淭-Rex,亚洲色吧� a 亚洲色吧 film about Claressa 亚洲色吧淭-Rex亚洲色吧� Shields from Flint, who at age 17 became the first woman in history to win the gold medal in the 2012 Olympic boxing, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
John M. Williams, President and CEO of the Akron Urban League, to Present the Annual Civil Rights Lecture at Hope College on Jan. 15
This year亚洲色吧檚 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Lecture at Hope College will feature a speaker best described as a servant leader who uses education and advocacy to ameliorate social inequity. John M. Williams, who is president and CEO of Akron Urban League, will feature the theme 亚洲色吧淎 Woke Messiah: Jesus Died to Defend Democracy, Demand Diversity and Defeat Poverty亚洲色吧� on Wednesday, Jan 15, at 6 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
De Pree Gallery to Feature 亚洲色吧淪paces We Inhabit亚洲色吧� Jan. 9 亚洲色吧� Feb. 12
With winter亚洲色吧檚 muted tones settled over Michigan, 亚洲色吧淪paces We Inhabit亚洲色吧� will bring warmth and color to Hope College亚洲色吧檚 De Pree Art Gallery when the exhibition opens on Thursday, Jan. 9, transforming the space into a dialogue between the season亚洲色吧檚 quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Knickerbocker Theatre to Host Four Humphrey Bogart Films Beginning Jan. 13
The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre will feature four Humphrey Bogart films on consecutive Mondays as part of its Classic Film Series. Focusing on his films from the 1940s, the series will feature 亚洲色吧淭he Maltese Falcon亚洲色吧� on Jan. 13, 亚洲色吧淐asablanca亚洲色吧� on Jan. 20, 亚洲色吧淭o Have and Have Not亚洲色吧� on Jan. 27 and 亚洲色吧淭he Big Sleep亚洲色吧� on Feb. 3. All films are at 7 p.m.
Kruizenga Art Museum Will Open 10th Anniversary Year with Two Exhibitions Beginning Jan. 14
The Hope College Kruizenga Art Museum will open its 10th anniversary year with two new art exhibitions beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 14: 亚洲色吧淪aints and Syncretism in Global Christian Art,亚洲色吧� and 亚洲色吧淪alvador Dali: Memories of Surrealism.亚洲色吧�
StrikeTime Dance Theatre to Present Performances for Children on Jan. 10-11
The Hope College dance affiliate StrikeTime Dance Theatre will present a live dance event for children, 亚洲色吧淲orld Art Dancing Gallery,亚洲色吧� on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
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The United States is among the few developed countries without a national paid family leave policy. But four states have had policies in place. Dr. Jenny Tanis of the Hope College School of Social Work and Dr. Sacha Klein of the MSU wanted to see what impact this had on infant maltreatment in those states compared to trends in other states.
Retired Academic Success Center Director Jacqueline Heisler Dies
Jacqueline Heisler of Holland, Michigan, who retired in 2006 as director of the Academic Success Center and adjunct assistant professor of psychology, died on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. She was 80.
Radio Stations Airing Recording of Christmas Vespers
This year亚洲色吧檚 Christmas Vespers service was recorded for radio, and will be featured on multiple stations.
"For instance: it turns out that receiving a gift makes you grateful, which then makes you want to give a gift yourself. One student in the pilot has already started voluntarily giving 10% of the money he makes through his campus job back to the school."
Alumni and students alike join to bring the tale of George Bailey; a man pondering his place in the universe who learns just how many lives he touches in a positive way every day on Christmas Eve.
Greater Good Magazine Names 亚洲色吧淒one: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion亚洲色吧� a Favorite Book of 2024
Greater Good magazine has named the book 亚洲色吧淒one: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion亚洲色吧� by Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren of the Hope College psychology faculty one of its Favorite Books of 2024.
Greg Stafford retires as head women亚洲色吧檚 golf coach after 16 season
Greg Stafford, Hope College亚洲色吧檚 longest-tenured women亚洲色吧檚 golf coach and one of the program亚洲色吧檚 most successful, is retiring after 16 seasons. He leaves a legacy of excellence on the course and transforming student-athlete lives, Director of Athletics Tim Schoonveld said.
Daryl Van Tongeren's latest book was chosen by the Greater Good亚洲色吧檚 editors for the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science book of the year.
Vespers 2024 Photo Gallery
The Vespers program of Christmas carols and anthems was presented by the college亚洲色吧檚 Department of Music and featured more than 200 performers in historic Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The services featured a variety of Hope instrumental and vocal groups as well as the college亚洲色吧檚 historic Skinner organ.
2024 Christmas Tree Lighting Photo Gallery
The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting was held on Tuesday, December 3 at the President's House followed by a celebration with treats, music, and community.
Hope Rep to Feature 亚洲色吧淚t亚洲色吧檚 a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play亚洲色吧� Dec. 18-21
A beloved American holiday story will come to life onstage in downtown Holland for a third Christmas season when Hope Repertory Theatre of Hope College presents 亚洲色吧淚t亚洲色吧檚 a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play亚洲色吧� on Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 18-21, at the Knickerbocker Theatre.