This spring, Malcolm Gladwell visited campus for the Catalyst Summit. While he was at Hope, Gladwell interviewed President Matt Scogin and Hope Forward students for his podcast, Revisionist History. The episode is called “A Good Circle” and we’re honored to be a part of the conversation about changing the funding model of higher education. Listen …
Category Archives: Generosity
What Other People Are Asking About Hope Forward
This blog post is part of a series. Read the introduction and Meet Some of Our Hope Forward Students, Why Apply to Hope Forward?, What Connections Are Hope Forward Students Making on Campus?, What Are Some Challenges to Being a Hope Forward Student? and How has Hope Forward Changed Your View of Generosity in Higher …
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Can Hope Forward Work on Other Campuses?
This blog post is part of a series. Read the introduction and Meet Some of Our Hope Forward Students, Why Apply to Hope Forward?, What Connections Are Hope Forward Students Making on Campus?, What Are Some Challenges to Being a Hope Forward Student? and How has Hope Forward Changed Your View of Generosity in Higher …
How has Hope Forward Changed Your View of Generosity in Higher Education?
This blog post is part of a series. Read the introduction and Meet Some of Our Hope Forward Students, Why Apply to Hope Forward?, What Connections Are Hope Forward Students Making on Campus? and What Are Some Challenges to Being a Hope Forward Student? Jim: Before they cut me off, how has this experience, if …
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What Are Some Challenges to Being a Hope Forward Student?
This blog post is part of a series. Read the introduction and Meet Some of Our Hope Forward Students, Why Apply to Hope Forward? and What Connections Are Hope Forward Students Making on Campus? Jim: Let me just jump in before I lose time. We were backstage getting ready to go on, and of course, …
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What Connections Are Hope Forward Students Making on Campus?
This blog post is part of a series. Read the introduction and Meet Some of Our Hope Forward Students and Why Apply to Hope Forward? Jim: Tell me this, and anyone can answer this if you like, we don’t have to go down the aisle. Do you have a “Hope who?” And by that, I …
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Why Apply to Hope Forward?
This blog post is part of a series. Read the introduction and Meet Some of Our Hope Forward Students. Jim: I think [people] might be interested to know how you each heard of Hope Forward and what motivated you to apply for this program. YJ, you start. YJ: Oh man. I’m gonna be dead honest. …
Meet Some of Our Hope Forward Students
This blog post is part of a series. Read the introduction here. Let’s meet the students and our wonderful moderator, Jim McFarlin. If you haven’t met Jim yet, you’re in for a treat. Jim is an award-winning freelance writer, editor, proofreader, media coordinator and marketing consultant. He’s a proud Hope alum and a trustee. And …
Why Hope Forward and Why Now?
An Introduction to the Hope Forward Student Panel at the Catalyst Summit on the campus of Hope College, March 9, 2023. We are all here today to learn from the true stars and experts, our students, so I want to maximize our time with them today, but I’d first like to share just a little …
A Transformative Movement
At a time when society feels like it’s more about taking than giving, and culture appears to normalize hatred, Hope Forward is Hope College’s way of showing that there is a better way. Hope Forward wasn’t created because Hope College had leftover money. Hope College intentionally made the decision to be generous and plant seeds in …