Hope College News
2025 Aug
2025 Orientation and Back To School Photo Gallery
Hope College is about to begin its 164th academic year, with 857 new members of the incoming Class of 2029 who arrived on Thursday, Aug. 21 for new student orientation.
NEA Big Read Lakeshore Announces Fall 2025 Books as it Begins 12th Year
This year’s community-wide NEA Big Read Lakeshore enters its 12th year and accompanying programs for four different-aged reader groups.
Some pro athletes keep getting better as they age − neuroscience can explain how they stay sharp
The ConversationIn a world where sports are dominated by youth and speed, some athletes in their late 30s and even 40s are not just keeping up – they are thriving.
Hope College to Host Leadership Retreat Oct. 5-7
Hope College’s Center for Leadership is hosting its “Lead With Hope” leadership retreat October 5-7 at its campus in Holland. Registration is due by Sept. 4 and will be limited to 15 attendees.
Hope College Welcomes Students In Its 164th Academic Year, Starting Aug. 25
Hope College is about to begin its 164th academic year, with 857 new members of the incoming Class of 2029 arriving on Thursday, Aug. 21 for new student orientation. The remaining students will return on Saturday, Aug. 23 – ready to start the new fall semester on Monday, Aug. 25.
Readers: The most beautiful church in Holland is located at Hope College
Holland SentinelIs there a church near Holland that takes your breath away? For some, it's vibrant stained glass windows. For others, it's cozy pews, elaborate carvings, grand ceilings, or unique architecture.
Hope College Great Performance Series Announces 2025-26 Season
Hope College’s Great Performance Series (GPS) is returning for the 2025-26 season, welcoming internationally acclaimed artists in music, theatre and dance.
Hope College Places 318 Student Athletes On MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Hope College has 318 student-athletes who made the 2024-25 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll.
Twenty Teams Earn MIAA Team GPA Award
Twenty Hope College teams claimed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Team GPA Award for the 2023-24 school year.
2025 Jul
Class Of 2029 Generational Students
This fall, Hope will welcome 123 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.
Parents don’t need to try harder – to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care
The ConversationElizabeth Sharda, associate professor of social work, discusses parenting stress.
Hope Board of Trustees Elects Officers and New Members
The Hope College Board of Trustees has elected three new members and has appointed three new Executive Committee members.
Fulfilling a "childhood dream" studying Michigan's unique dunes
Michigan Public RadioThe research group at Hope College has been studying these dunes within an area north of Oval Beach for more than a decade.
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.
Advice New Teachers Actually Need: 10 Tips From Educators Who’ve Been There
Macmillan Learning PodcastKendra Thomas, associate professor of psychology, is one of the featured educator on Welcome to The What and Who of Edu.
Student-Research Poster Exhibit Among Highlights of Schaap Chemistry Symposium on July 11
The fourth biennial Schaap Chemistry Symposium at Hope College will feature a poster session on Friday, July 11, highlighting original research by 50 Hope students and representatives from research universities and chemistry, biochemistry and medical and device-related industries from around the country.
'Pioneers’: Nine inmates become first graduates of groundbreaking program from Hope, WTS
Holland SentinelFrom joining a non-credit pilot program in 2019 to officially starting their degrees in 2021 to completing the program this year, the first cohort of students in the Hope-Western Prison Education Program have come far.