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A two-day workshop at Hope College on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, will focus on reading Genesis 1-11 for insights from the biblical thought-world that can provide guidance through today鈥檚 thorniest issues.

Three Hope College students received honorable mention research awards, out of only 24 awards presented to college or university undergraduates from around the country, during the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), held on Saturday-Tuesday, April 12-15, in Chicago, Illinois.

Hope College sophomore Isla Williams of Elkhart, Indiana, has won an Undergraduate Research Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in support of collaborative, faculty-mentored research that she will conduct at Hope this summer.

Hope students researched topics ranging from the foraging efficiency of sparrows, to the effect of high-tempo music on sprint swimming, to anti-immigrant violence in the United Kingdom, to Don Quixote and social media during the college鈥檚 annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity on Friday, April 11.

A total of 13 Hope College students presented their collaborative faculty-student research during this year鈥檚 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held on Monday-Wednesday, April 7-9, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The book 鈥淐hasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner鈥� by Dr. Natalie Dykstra, professor emerita of English at Hope College, has received the 2024 Marfield Prize from the Arts Club of Washington.

Five long-time members of the Hope College faculty are retiring at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.

Hope College juniors Taylor Laurin of Portage and Sofia Rosenberger of Naperville, Illinois, have both received highly competitive scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

It was Hope College鈥檚 sterling reputation for providing students with high-quality opportunities to participate in faculty-mentored research that prompted psychology major Cassie Morse to transfer to the college as a sophomore.

Author Tim Alberta will deliver an address based on his book 鈥淭he Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism鈥� on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

Theologian and author Dr. Kevin DeYoung will present 鈥淭he Story of the Nicene Creed: The Most Important (Extra-biblical) Text Ever Written鈥� on Tuesday, April 8, at 3 p.m. at Hope College in Schaap Auditorium in the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

Dr. Jeffrey Crouch, who is author of the book 鈥淭he Presidential Pardon Power,鈥� will present 鈥淭he History of the Presidential Pardon Power鈥� on Thursday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m. at Hope College in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

The documentary film 鈥淐ounted Out,鈥� which emphasizes math literacy鈥檚 importance for democracy and economic opportunity, will be screened twice at Hope College on Tuesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.

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.