Roy Blackmon, a former Calvin Prison Initiative (CPI) student, was imprisoned in 1999 for a crime he did not commit. Exactly 27 years later to the date, Blackmon was exonerated on March 31, 2026. Blackmon,...

Four years ago, Tom Steenwyk, registrar and director of academic advising, realized that the bees housed by Calvin hadn’t lasted through a recent winter; in response, he decided to bring new bees back...

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Dr. Christine Jeske, author and associate professor of anthropology at Wheaton College, hosted a lecture in Calvin’s Meeter Center Lecture Hall discussing her latest work. The lecture...

On Friday, Feb. 20, the long-standing tradition of Late Night concerts at Calvin came to a sentimental close with its Late Night Era’s Concert. This concert was part of Calvin’s 150th year celebration...

Calvin’s annual Fall Film & Media Showcase is happening on campus on Dec. 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; students in various levels of film production classes have been preparing for the showcase all...

Following program and faculty cuts on Nov. 13, Student Senate hosted an academic transition town hall on Nov. 20 with Provost Noah Toly and Associate Provost Kevin den Dulk to discuss the changes.  This...

On Nov. 4, Trinity Christian College, a CRC-affiliated liberal arts school, announced that it will close at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Trinity has a teach-out partnership with Calvin to offer...

In the midst of a shifting landscape of higher education across the nation, Calvin is undergoing a strategic planning process in response, leading to a restructuring in areas of the university.  Dirk...

In order to discuss and raise awareness of the gender gaps prevalent in World Christianity today, the Nagel Institute at Calvin teamed up with Harvard scholar Dr. Gina Zurlo, for an on-campus lecture on...

This fall, Calvin boasts 1,122 new incoming students and 3,674 total students, with 15% of that total population being international students —550, the highest total number of international students...

With students returning to campus for the fall semester, Calvin is taking part in National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM) for September. Throughout the month, students can expect safety reminders...

The beginning of the 150th year of Calvin University is underway. A sense of starting fresh is to be found underneath the layers of chill air and soon-to-be- colorful foliage.  The 2025-2026 school...

As November draws to an end, posts have popped up on social media advertising for something called “Dressember.” Those who have been at Calvin in December before — or whose high school hosted a similar...

The fourth of the Ten Commandments — Sabbathing — is a well-known Biblical command, but not a well-practiced one. In the midst of Calvin’s busy Western lifestyle, how can we obey the Exodus 20:8...

“It’s embarrassing how little men’s response has been to these issues,” Jackson Katz, an educator, author, social theorist, and filmmaker, said to a room filled with more women than men during...

With the end of the year drawing near, students are to have moved out of their dorms by May 3 — or 24 hours after their final exam –- but this typical moving-out template is not how the transition...

“Gotcha” or “Assassin” games have grown in popularity across campus over the past few years, with multiple games running this spring semester in both KHvR and BHT. Building community The...

Sheila Wray Gregoire and Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach –– Christian co-authors of  “The Great Sex Rescue” and “She Deserves Better,” among other books –– headed two lectures and a panel...

“Where are all the students?” asked Halli Koopman, a transfer student attending Calvin for the first time this spring semester.  Without the typical fall semester orientation or the heavily emphasized...

Calvin’s cabinet held a gathering for students in the chapel to introduce Interim President Gregory Elzinga and reassure the student body of Calvin’s future on Thursday, Feb. 29. La’Leatha Spillers,...

Maggie Ambrose, a sophomore film and media student at Calvin, edited an award-winning documentary in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala. The documentary — called “Planting Roots” (Plantando Raíces) —...

The theater minor will return to Calvin next fall for the first time since it was cut in the spring of 2020. Students will be able to declare the minor starting this summer. The minor will entail 22...

Following the tragedy at Michigan State University on February 13, 2023, Calvin has taken steps to protect students. The biggest change immediately following the aftermath of the shooting was to lock academic...

On October 10, Calvin held a panel named “The Adoption Experience” to kick off a new support group and a one-on-one mentoring program, both for adopted students.  These programs, the first of their...

Mitali Perkins, author of 20 children’s books such as You Bring the Distant Near and Rickshaw Girl is Calvin’s first Distinguished Writer-in-Residence.  Calvin’s Writer-in-Residence program is...

After an assessment performed by Calvin’s Campus Involvement and Leadership office (CIL), Calvin’s student activities office (SAO) is spreading out seven concerts throughout the semester, as opposed...

Changes are being made all across campus, but it does not stop with infrastructure. Changes are also occurring in the dining halls and will continue to develop throughout the semester. Every year during...

Calvin is honoring Executive Associate to the President for Diversity and Inclusion Michelle Loyd-Paige for her retirement after 38.5 years at Calvin with a documentary on her life and work. Loyd-Paige...

Over spring break, students in a public health class about the impact of clean water traveled to New Mexico and Honduras on a trip with Calvin’s Clean Water Institute (CWI) funded by The Sawyer Foundation,...