Features

Worrying about the "What If?"

Deciding where to go to college was just as stressful and scary as it was exciting. What if I made the wrong choice and I missed out on an entirely different experience at a different school? I wanted someone else to decide for me so I didn’t have to think about it. My whole mindset changed once I went on college visits.

by Chandler Alberda, on Life in Orange and Blue

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Academics

Who Was A.J. Muste?

Tell me you’ve heard of him: Abraham Johannes Muste (1885-1967), labor leader, world-renowned pacifist, and probably Hope’s most famous alumnus.

by Kathleen Verduin, on English Department

Academic Blogs

Programs

Annika Gidley: Passion Turned Digital

One of the many benefits of being a Mellon Scholar is the ability to explore endless possibilities when it comes to projects you can create. Annika Gidley, a senior Mellon Scholar, took that creative freedom and ran with it.

by Marsely Kehoe, on Mellon Scholars

Special Interests

World War I Soldier's Journal

Read about Thomas Vander Veen’s military activities in France and thoughts on the end of The Great War, along with senior Natalie Fulk’s comments and a summary of his life after the war.

by Geoffrey Reynolds, on Joint Archives of Holland