By Joyce Byers For the past few weeks, a frenzy of rumors about telepathic activity has been brewing on campus. Last Friday, Nov. 3, the rumors were, quite literally, brought into the light when an event was held in the Pine Grove at 8 p.m. Hundreds of students gathered together to hang Christmas lights among…
President Dennis Voskuil is a leader who speaks of a clear vision for a year of celebrating, appreciating and enabling success for all students and faculty. As a professor at Hope College for 17 years, a total of eight years as the chairman of the Religious Studies Department and the Athletic Committee chair for four…
Hope College’s President John C. Knapp will leave his position at the college this summer to lead Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. Washington & Jefferson College announced Knapp’s appointment on Friday, April 21. Invited by Washington & Jefferson College to be considered for the presidency, he will assume his new role in August….
April 19, 2016 Like many Hope College alumni, I have been following the situation with President John Knapp and the Board of Trustees closely. It is in wake of the news that the board was indeed prepared to fire the president before the Pine Grove demonstrations on April 15 that I feel called to write…
The recent controversy surrounding the provost’s abrupt resignation and reports of disagreements between our president and Board of Trustees has undoubtedly caused many students to feel uneasy. It is an understandable reaction when an institution that many of us have come to love is subject to so much controversy and uncertainty. Though we have little…
At noon on Friday, April 15, dozens of students, faculty and alumni gathered in the Pine Grove to hold a silent protest in support of Hope College President John Knapp. According to a short speech by Aaron Goodyke (’16), an organizer of the demonstration, the protest was called “to support the president and administration in…
Rumors flooded the Hope College campus after Provost Rich Ray abruptly stepped down at the request of President John Knapp on Monday, April 11. Students, faculty and alumni took to Twitter to express their affirmation of Knapp as president after rumors soon spread that his job, too, was at risk. Many students called for greater…