Many students feel like they need to pick between an excellent education or a faithful education. At Hope College, you don’t have to choose.

More than 680 graduating seniors from throughout the United States and 14 foreign countries participated in this year’s Commencement, held on Sunday, May 5, at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.

Unless you’re plugged into the French intellectual and philosophical scene, you’ve almost certainly never heard of Fabrice Hadjadj — but one Hope College professor is working to change that. To introduce Hadjadj’s perspective on ecology to an English-speaking audience, Dr. Joshua Kraut is translating a collection of his essays and talks on that topic.

A community might be imagined as a mosaic — each part distinctive, yet existing in relation with others to create something more. The Phelps Scholars Program is a year-long academic/residential program for incoming freshmen interested in exploring topics related to diversity.

Equally at home in jazz, pop, blues, R&B and Latin genres, Robert Shipley is widely regarded as one of the most versatile, accomplished drummers of his era. So, let’s all ask the question in unison, shall we? How did this guy come to Hope College in serene Holland, Michigan, where he directs the jazz studies program?

Stop handing out student loans, writes President Matt Scogin in USA Today. With no limits on the amount students could borrow, colleges and universities had a clear path to raise the sticker price of tuition year after year. At Hope, we’re working to change that.