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Dr. Espinoza began teaching at Hope in 2023. Dr. Leticia Espinoza’s Hope courses focus on both language instruction and the cultures of Spanish-speaking societies.
The Hope College Board of Trustees has elected two new members in addition to reelecting several members.
Dr. Hubert (Herb) Weller, who retired in 1996 as professor emeritus of Spanish after 34 years on the faculty, died on Thursday, June 29, 2023, after sustaining injuries in an accident. He was 89.
The Hope College Alumni Association will present Distinguished Alumni Awards to D.J. Reyburn ’99 of Fairview, Tennessee, and Dr. James Serum ’65 of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, May 17, ...
Hope College Milestone yearbooks are now available online to view, print, or download. This past month, Van Wylen Library at Hope added the yearbooks to its institutional repository, Digital Commons.
The new biography “Vision, Conflict, and Controversy: H.P. Scholte, Founder of Pella, Iowa,” published by the Van Raalte Press of Hope College, illuminates the life and impact of one of the most ...
Baccalaureate and Commencement for Hope College’s Class of 2025 are scheduled for Sunday, May 4. Commencement will take place at 3 p.m. at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium, and Baccalaureate will take place ...
Retired English professor Dr. Peter Schakel, who across his nearly 50 years on the faculty earned national acclaim as a scholar and appreciation and respect from students and colleagues as a teacher ...
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.
Dr. Paul Fried '46, professor emeritus of history and widely recognized as the principal architect of the international education program at Hope, died on Monday, July 24, at the ResthavenCareCenter ...
Dr. Paul de Kruif, a Zeeland native whose 1926 book “Microbe Hunters” became an international bestseller and inspired a generation of scientists and medical professionals, and who had a major ...
Five long-time members of the Hope College faculty are retiring at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.