“Role models matter,” says engineering professor Jennifer VanAntwerp, especially when you’re talking about gender. Fifty-three percent of Calvin’s student population are women. But this ratio is...

On March 3, more than three dozen Johnny’s student workers received an email from Creative Dining Services informing them that they had been “laid off from [their] position, effective March 3, 2025.” Two...

A recent letter from the Department of Education has brought questions about diversity, equity, and inclusion work at educational institutions like Calvin into stark focus. On February 14, 2025, the...

Despite rounds of “prioritization,” cuts to humanities programs at Calvin and low enrollment numbers, programs like Classical & Medieval Studies, Gender Studies and Dutch Studies continue to emphasize...

Earthkeepers, a new student club aiming to unite sustainability efforts on campus, hosted their kickoff meeting last Thursday, Feb. 7, filling the Hekman Collab Space with students passionate about sustainability. Earthkeepers...

The burst of executive orders at the outset of the Trump presidency included multiple measures pausing various kinds of federal financial assistance. The changes have left researchers and administrators...

On Nov. 18, Calvin celebrated the addition of the archaeological site in Umm al-Jimal, Jordan to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List.  The...

Calvin’s student population is almost entirely composed of “digital natives” or members of “Gen Z”, defined as anyone born between 1997 and 2013 (according to the US Census). Students in this...

For the first time ever, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Ambassadors at Calvin (SPEAC) team is hosting a joint event with Calvin Improv called “Party On, Calvin,” a party simulation event...

Only one year after introducing four new interest-based cohorts, Calvin has announced that the Sustainability Fellows cohort – along with the Health Ambassadors and Digital Life cohorts – has been...

Chimes' general assignment reporter Elisabeth Stevens spoke with Rine Wakeman (Class of 2024), artist-in-residence at the Calvin Ecosystem Preserve, to learn more about the program and how students can...