鶹ý News
2025 Apr
Retired Music Professor Robert Ritsema Dies
Dr. Robert Ritsema, a 1957 Hope graduate who was a member of the college’s music faculty for 32 years before retiring in 1999, died on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was 89.
Acclaimed Biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner Wins National Marfield Prize
The book “Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner” by Dr. Natalie Dykstra, professor emerita of English at 鶹ý, has received the 2024 Marfield Prize from the Arts Club of Washington.
Five Members of Faculty Retiring at Conclusion of School Year
Five long-time members of the 鶹ý faculty are retiring at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.
What started as a second-tier basketball tournament is now a national obsession. We unpack the history, psychology, and spectacle of March Madness
Heather Cornell, assistant professor of dance, speaks on what a student should be asking faculty when researching a dance department.
Hope to Present Honorary Degree to Professor Emeritus John Yelding
鶹ý will present an honorary degree, the Doctorate of Humane Letters (LHD), to retired education professor John Yelding during the Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 on Sunday, May 4, at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.
Hope Student Wins Psychology Research Award
It was 鶹ý’s 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.
2025 Jan
Annual Provost’s Recognition Event Honors Faculty and Staff
鶹ý honored faculty and staff members for service to the college and other professional activity during the annual faculty recognition event coordinated by the Provost’s Office, which took place on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the Maas Center auditorium.