The Department of Theatre will present Sarah Ruhl’s “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” on Oct. 16-17 and 22-24 at 7:30 p.m., along with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 18. All performances will be held in the DeWitt Mainstage Theatre, located in the DeWitt Student & Cultural Center on Hope’s campus.
The class of 2030 marked another win at this year’s Pull competition, adding to a six-year string of consecutive wins for the “Even Year” team.
Humbled by the generosity of friends, alumni, businesses, faculty and staff, extends its gratitude to the 4,645 donors who gave more than $77M over the 2025-2026 academic year — which will directly advance the incredible work done with students each year.
Follow Men’s Club Fútbol as it joins USCCS, hosts key home matches and chases a postseason berth.
MLive reports on the new Economics and Business building construction.
The 2027 U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings report published today, with repeating in several impressive spots among 1,700 colleges and universities nationally involved in the survey, and improving in rank positions from the previous year. The annual report uses up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and graduate success.
Dr. Zitai Wang, assistant professor of finance at Hope, contributed to an online article in Wallet Hub about guaranteed-approval credit cards.
The choirs will perform outdoors on Friday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. in the Pine Grove on the college's central campus. The free concert is open to the public and will feature the Chapel Choir, SPERA, VERITAS and College Chorus — as well as vocal soloists and instrumentalists from the college's Department of Music.
One of the longest college traditions in the country – The Pull – takes place for its 129th year in Holland, Michigan, at Hope College, on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Fox 17 reports on the Topping Out Ceremony at the new Economics and Business building.
Construction milestone marks placement of final structural steel beam for 's largest academic building project.
Ottawa News Network reports on the construction of the new Economics and Business building.
The Van Raalte Institute announced a new collection of essays titled “The Endurance of Hope,” which is a follow-up to a 2005 edition that examined ’s historical journey in the “middle way.” Both books explore how has balanced its Christian identity and academic rigor, while navigating changing cultural and higher education landscapes over the last several decades.
Now entering the final phase of National Science Foundation funding, Emory University and the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP) announced that Hope College is one of four higher-education institutions accepted into NORDP’s fifth Consultants Program cohort.
received the 2026 Higher Education Excellence in Distinction (HEED) Award for the fifth year in a row — in the undergraduate institution category — from INSIGHT Into Academia magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Ben Wright, director of disability access in prison education at The Community, will present a free lecture titled “Believing in Even the Possibility.” Wright will speak on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 3:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at 221 Columbia Ave. The lecture is also open to the community. Doors will open at 3:15 p.m., and a Q&A panel discussion will follow the lecture.
The Orchestra and its director of orchestras — Samuel Pang — learned this week they are the national winner of the The American Prize–Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award in orchestral programming in the college/university division, 2026.
The Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland will continue its film series this fall, featuring four films screening from Sept. 8 through Oct. 17. The first film will run from Tuesday through Saturday, while the following three films will run Monday through Saturday. All screenings begin at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
See how earned top Niche rankings in Michigan and nationwide, including No. 1 Christian college and private university.
Dr. Delia Fernández-Jones will present a lecture, “Don’t leave it to Chance: Inclusive Placemaking for Belonging and Access,” during ’s 2026 Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited and admission is free. Doors will open at 3:15 p.m. and there will also be an audience Q&A session and panel discussion following the presentation.