Dear Hope Community, I’m sure many of you found it hard to concentrate today. I certainly did. This morning, after watching events unfold in our nation’s capital yesterday, I did my best to take solace in Psalm 30:5: “His joy comes in the morning.” Yet today, as we stand in the shadow of yesterday’s attack, […]
Category Archives: Scogin
Freezing tuition, room and board rates for 2021-22
As we wrap up this semester and begin to look ahead, I’m excited to announce that the Hope College Board of Trustees has approved a freeze to the tuition, room and board rates for the 2021-22 academic year. For the first time since 1968, the cost of a Hope education will not increase in the coming year.
Dr. Gordon Van Wylen (1920-2020)
To the Hope College Community, It’s with sadness that I write to inform you that our former president, colleague and friend, Dr. Gordon Van Wylen, passed away early this morning at age 100. Dr. Van Wylen was a remarkable human being — a vibrant and passionate leader who devoted his life to God, the pursuit […]
Resilient Hope on Election Eve
Dear Students of Hope, This year, 2020, has been a year of turmoil unlike any other in your lifetime. And much of the drama is coming to a head right now. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the most vicious, mean-spirited political season in modern history has reached its pinnacle. We are on the eve […]
Who Would Jesus Vote For?
Below is the text, as prepared, of President Matthew A. Scogin’s speech on christian political discourse, delivered to a Hope student and employee audience via Zoom from Diment Chapel, on September 24, 2020. President Scogin’s remarks were followed by a faculty panel discussion and live audience Q/A. Introduction 40 Days from today is election day. […]
Anchor Op-Ed: Doing the Hard Things
This piece was published in Hope College’s Student Newspaper, The Anchor. You can find the original post HERE. We are now a few weeks into our Fall semester, and one thing has become abundantly clear to all of us: this is hard! I miss gathering together in person. I miss chapel; I miss sporting events; […]
Letter to Alumni: Hope Ready
Dear Hope Alumni, This week, we began our 159th academic year at Hope College. Throughout our history, we have opened in the midst of the Civil War, the World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Great Recession. We have opened in the midst of many challenging periods, but we’ve never begun a school year quite […]
2020 State of the College Address
Below is the full text of President Matthew A. Scogin’s 2020 State of the College Address, as prepared. HOPE vs. THE WORLD Introduction Today marks the beginning of our 159th academic year. On the occasion of a new school year, we typically take time to reflect on the state of our college and outline aspirations […]
Sentinel Op-Ed: Committed to Safe In-Person Start
This piece was published in the Holland Sentinel. View the original post HERE. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions around the country have wrestled with how best to provide students with the outstanding education that they deserve and assure the safest possible environment. We here at Hope care not only for the campus community but […]
Chapel Talk: Finding Hope in Diversity
Below is the recording, as well as the text as prepared, of President Matthew A. Scogin’s talk in Dimnent Chapel, part of his “Finding Hope” series, delivered to a Hope College student audience on January 20, 2020. Good morning and happy Monday. Today is not just any Monday; today is Martin Luther King Day. And, […]