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Media

Videos

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2025 HWPEP Commencement Highlights
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Student Reflection: Leon
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Student Reflection: Larry
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Student Reflection: Darveaille
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Student Reflection: Christopher
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Teaching With Hope: The Power of Education
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Why Teach in Prison
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Hope-Western Prison Education Program Interview
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One Detroit: College Prison Programs
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Higher Education in Prison: An Uncommon Good – TEDx Macatawa 2023
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WOOD TV8: ‘Muskegon prisoners can soon get four-year degrees from Hope College’
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Why Teach in Prison
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Movement West Michigan: Hope-Western Prison Education Program
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Hope College Chapel: Rich Ray and Trygve Johnson

Photos

  • A group of students and Hope-Western faculty for 2022 Convocation
  • Student participating in HWPEP
  • Students participating in HWPEP
  • President Matt Scogin speaking at Hope-Western Prison Education Program Commencement
  • Incarcerated students at the Hope-Western Prison Education Prison
  • Students participating in HWPEP
2025 Commencement
  • A woman with short hair in an academic gown, standing behind a podium with her arms raised
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown laughing
  • Four men in blue graduation caps and gowns standing together
  • A man in a blue graduation gown adjusting his graduation cap
  • Three men in blue graduation gowns with stoles, smiling, pointing, and waving
  • A seated man in a blue graduation cap and gown, smiling at the camera
  • A man in a blue graduation gown, looking at the camera and adjusting his cap
  • Men in blue prison uniforms entering a room
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a graduation cap and gown laughing while speaking into a microphone at a podium
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown receiving a diploma from Hope College President Matt Scogin
  • The presidents of Western Theological Seminary and Hope College standing and smiling next to a Hope-Western Prison Education Program banner
  • Recent graduates, all men, standing on a stage in blue caps and gowns, celebrating
  • A group photo of recent HWPEP graduates with members of the program
  • A group of four men in blue graduation caps and gowns standing in a group and smiling at the camera
  • Nine men in blue graduation caps and gowns standing in front of a Hope College banner
  • A group photo of recent HWPEP graduates with members of the program celebrating with arms in the air and laughing
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
  • A man in a blue graduation cap and gown posing with his diploma in front of a white background with blue and orange Hope College logos repeated
2025 Convocation
  • A group photo of HWPEP’s incoming class of 2025
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it
  • An incoming HWPEP student standing in front of a white background with orange-and-blue Hope College logos on it

Magazines & Blogs

Podcasts

  • Promotional image for the Hope-Western Prison Education Program podcastProsper Podcast – October 15, 2025
    Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube
    The Hope-Western Prison Education Program joined the hosts of the Prosper Podcast for a conversation highlighting why we provide a bachelor’s degree to incarcerated students and the impact on students, their communities, and the prison environment.

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Support the program

For more information about how you can support The Hope-Western Prison Education Program, contact:

Kary Bosma
bosmak@hope.edu

Dr. David Stubbs
david@westernsem.edu

Hope CollegeHope-Western Prison Education Program

Martha Miller Center257 Columbia AvenueRoom 209Holland, MI 49423-3698

workP. 616.395.7215