Part Two of a Two-Part Series Hope College History students spent the summer of 2024 doing research on a wide variety of topics. They worked in museums, archives, and libraries, and they created Web sites, papers, and exhibitions. Here’s an overview of our summer interns and research assistants, and the work they did in the …
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Summer Study–Had Me A Blast
Part One of a Two-Part Series Hope College History students spent the summer of 2024 doing research on a wide variety of topics. They worked in museums, archives, and libraries, and they created Web sites, papers, and exhibitions. Here’s an overview of our summer interns and research assistants, and the work they did in the …
History Course Preview – Fall 2024
Pre-Registration Advising March 18 – 29Registration April 2 – 5 Take a look at our upcoming offerings as you begin to plan. Be sure to make an appointment with your advisor if you are not sure which History classes to take in the Fall.
My Take: The Importance of Reading Fiction Together
2023 Big Read Lakeshore Authors Yaa Gyasi and Jerry Craft
Dr. Wayne Tan, Associate Professor of History, Receives Two Book Awards
Hope College Public Affairs and Marketing. (2023, October 25). Book On Blindness in Early Modern Japan Receives Two Awards [Press release]. The book “Blind in Early Modern Japan: Disability, Medicine, and Identity” by Dr. Wei Yu Wayne Tan of the Hope College history faculty has received two awards for excellence from professional associations. The book, published …
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History Course Preview – Spring 2024
Advising week starts October 16thRegistration begins October 30th Take a look at our upcoming offerings as you begin to plan. Be sure to make an appointment with your advisor if you are not sure which History classes to take in the Spring.
“With Their Own Eyes”
Hearing about the man who’d dedicated his life to eliminating the cancer of slavery from the United States was okay, but Hope College scholars Madison Coers, Kylie Sneller, and Katherine Dirkse wanted more. During their spring 2023 course Civil War America: Disruption & Destiny, winter weather forced the cancellation of a class trip to Harper’s …
Hope ’23 Graduate Completes Marine Corps Officer Candidates’ School
Written by Fred L. Johnson III, Ph.D., Twelve weeks of relentless pounding by Virginia’s brutal summer sun did not stop them. Hours of marching, running, and pushing themselves to perform beyond what they had once thought impossible made them determined to do more. Be better. Be excellent. They silenced inner demons of doubt to better …
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Fall 2023 History Department Course Offerings
“Ottawa County Poor Farm”
New Perspectives from Data Analytics and Local/Digital History This off-site presentation is a collaboration between the Holland Museum, the Hope College History Department, and the Herrick District Library. Friday, December 2, 20224:00-5:00 pmHerrick District Library Auditorium, 300 S. River Ave.Free Adult Program, donations encouraged This program is part of the Holland Museum “Tales from the Archives” series which explores …