Throughout the school year, students, staff and faculty have been walking and working around construction across campus. Next fall, many of those spaces currently undergoing renovation will be completed...

The aftermath of former President Wiebe Boer’s resignation has been messy. A total of five official statements or documents combined across both parties have been released over the span of about two...

Interim President Gregory Elzinga has seen God show up. From the time he graduated from Calvin in ‘90 with an undergraduate degree in communication, to today as he leads the institution as interim president,...

Former Calvin University President and First Lady, Wiebe and Joanna Boer, have filed a complaint in federal court against Calvin on three counts: breach of contract, defamation and violations of the Elliott-Larsen...

Perrin Rynders — ‘82 Calvin alumnus, attorney at Varnum LLP and member of the board since 2020 — has been appointed chair of the new presidential search committee.  No other members have been...

Calvin University’s board of trustees “remains confident” in its investigation that led to the resignation of former President Wiebe Boer; however, the former president and a group of alumni close...

Title IX — a piece of legislation passed in 1972 and amended numerous times over the last 50 years — prohibits “discrimination on the basis of sex in all education programs and activities operated...

After a number of departures from the social work department in the spring and summer of 2022, and as the university enters a season of growth, Calvin recently finalized the hiring of three full-time tenure-track...

A casual glance at Patrick Gillen quickly revealed he spent his spring break in the sun. His tanned forearms contrasted with pale wrists, and he laughed as he pointed out the clear tan line created by...

Note: This story has been updated with additional details. Students, staff and faculty were left reeling on Tuesday in the aftermath of allegations that led to the resignation of Calvin University’s...

Note: This story has been updated below with additional details. Calvin University President Wiebe Boer has resigned from his position after the university received a report alleging “concerning and...

Today, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley will be the latest in a long line of political candidates to make a stop in Grand Rapids in recent years. As Haley hopes to thwart former President Donald...

Place-based education at Calvin through the 49507 Initiative is moving rapidly toward the implementation of the Wayfinder program — a 10-month eight-credit humanities-based course inspired by the nationwide...

Kill-a-Watt is an opportunity for students to reconnect with nature.

As small liberal arts institutions are closing at rapid rates, Calvin’s leadership has formulated a strategic long-term plan based on robust enrollment growth.  Calvin’s updated Vision 2030 strategic...

The Pioneer construction team and their subcontractors have started to pour a new foundation on the north side of Hiemenga Hall and construction progresses across campus. The north side once boasted...

At this year’s January Series, Lydia Dugdale, a medical ethicist, gave a talk called “The Lost Art of Dying: Ethical Considerations in Facing Our Mortality.”  50 years ago, the very first speaker...

Calvin’s Student Senate releases a yearly survey to gauge student opinion on several topics relevant to campus life. This year’s survey revealed student concern with campus safety, a desire for more...

After stumbling onto a LinkedIn post about Calvin’s new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in her senior year job search, Maaike Reitsma — who graduated from Calvin in spring 2023 with Spanish...

Calvin has confirmed a partnership with the ALL IN Campus Democracy Organization — a non-partisan group that provides college campuses with tools to increase student voting and democratic engagement.  Calvin...

As Calvin undertakes significant building projects soon after the university downsized, Chief Financial Officer Dirk Pruis clarifies that said projects are largely funded by donor gifts.  Calvin’s...

Since an initial attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, conflict in the Gaza Strip has escalated from rocket attacks and bombardment to a ground assault by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza. Thousands...

In 2023, Calvin participated in the National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE)— which measures 10 Engagement Indicators and 6 High Impact Practices that have “all been positively associated with...

While walking around Calvin’s campus, it’s hard to miss the posters that say #StopSextortion. On the poster is information about sextortion and contact information for Campus Safety. These posters...

Library construction is on track to meet the “ambitious” opening timeline of fall 2024, according to Sarah Visser, Executive Vice President for Student Experience and Strategy. Demolition is set to...

Calvin student summer researchers presented their work at the 2023 West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science (WMRUGS) Research Conference hosted at the Van Andel Institute on November 4.  This conference...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Ambassadors of Calvin (SPEAC) have been hosting events to raise awareness and educate bystanders.  SPEAC...

Calvin University held a screening of alumnus Nate Roels’ film “Behind Our Walls” — a movie about men incarcerated within Michigan Department of Justice’s Handlon facility, where Calvin Theological...

Calvin University green-lit the purchase of around $140,000 worth of equipment for the film and media program in late September.  Planned and completed purchases include a flagship camera package of...

College orientation generally follows the same pattern every year. “Students were nervous at first, then you get comfortable…then you make –– kind of –– your friends,” said Hagyeong Park,...

Lake Drive runs from Calvin’s north entrance all the way through Eastown, where Calvin students frequent restaurants like Yesterdog and Wolfgang’s. A little further down the road sits a massive house...

Marilyn Myers and Harry Myers have attended Calvin’s Academy for Lifelong Learning for over five years. Last December, they decided to take a class on Handel’s Messiah, thinking it would be about the...

The total number of students enrolled at Calvin University has increased for the first time in a decade, thanks to this year's strong incoming class of 1,111 students.  This number includes students...

Calvin’s student body swelled this year in part because of the 41 incoming film and media students arriving from Compass College.  Compass College was a small Christian vocational-technical school...

Calvin’s Global Campus — which oversees the Calvin Prison Initiative, online master's degree programs, Life and Career Studies certificates and other non-traditional learning paths — is rolling out...

Construction on Phase 1 of the Commons Union project — which has been in the works for nearly a decade — finally began on Aug. 21, 2023.  This construction, which makes the first three floors of...

There was nary a spot to stand at the first Friday chapel of the school year. Students –– many of whom are football players –– filled the bleachers at the new turf soccer field, surrounded by orange,...

The Asbury Revival — a chapel service at a Christian university turned two-week prayer and worship event drawing thousands — has been in the news for the last month. Responses among Christians have...

Péti Miklós, Milton scholar and head of the Institute of English Studies at Károli Gáspár  University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, visited Calvin this week.  Calvin has cultivated an ongoing...

Students involved in this year's Rangeela — a student performance dedicated to showcasing international cultures — are excited to exhibit their hard work in their performances on Thursday and Friday,...

“The problem of human trafficking isn’t somewhere else: It’s part of our whole community, and it’s part of my community,” Rachel VerWys, CEO of Safe Haven Ministries and contributor to West Michigan’s...

A Calvin student wrote “antisemitism here?" on the Calvin University sign facing Burton Street. The Dec. 10 act came five days after an Instagram post made by the university’s chapter of Turning Point...

Proposition 3 on Michigan’s midterm ballot this week is an amendment to the state constitution that, if passed, would legalize abortion in the state. The issue of abortion has been controversial for...

Calvin’s board of trustees decided last Friday to approve the Professional Status Committee (PSC)'s recommendation to retain all faculty in the "pioneer cohort" — a group of faculty who were the first...

Calvin’s Ready for Life Academy — a program that gives students with intellectual disabilities a college experience while preparing them for independent living — has implemented changes to their...

“I think it is worth all the hype,” said Braden Weber, a senior studying computer science and participating in the engineering program’s capstone senior design class. The course was “daunting”...

On a snowy day in his windowless office in the basement of North Hall, geology professor Jamie Skillen dreamed of being outside. Remnants of the spring break backpacking trip to the Grand Canyon from which...

To celebrate Black History Month, Creative Dining Services has partnered with local businesses founded by people of color to highlight the stories of the people and products behind these businesses. Mosby’s...

In 2018, Calvin was the first school in Michigan at the NCAA Division III level, and the tenth at that level nationwide, to add women’s triathlon as a varsity sport. And yet, Calvin doesn’t have a...

Spring study abroad programs are up and running after the COVID-19 pandemic derailed two years of plans, with students once again studying in Spain, Honduras and Great Britain. For those in Liverpool,...

“It’s a great place to work in,” said Levi Yakuber, a senior who has been employed by the Center for Student Success for “the last four or five semesters.” Most students who work for the Center...

“Some people are called to do science … they have to see how to put [science and faith] together,” associate professor of physics and astronomy Loren Haarsma told Chimes, when asked why he wrote...

As a teenager, Freshta Tori Jan fled to the U.S. from Afghanistan. She and her family were facing severe persecution from the Taliban because they were Hazaras, a minority ethnic group. Once in the...