Calvin Research Fellowships and sabbaticals – programs that provide faculty with paid time to pursue research – have become more accessible thanks to an anonymous donor and budgeting changes. Money...
Calvin informed 12 staff members on Monday, May 22, that they’d be losing their jobs, according to an email President Michael Le Roy sent to faculty and staff.
These involuntary reductions come after...
A decision to renovate Commons dining hall has been postponed until next summer, pending a lack of specifications in the proposed project.
Discussion for renovating the dining hall began in February...
Calvin administrators are one-third of the way to closing the school’s $11.5 million budget gap after cutting 3 to 7 percent of spending in most departments across campus this fiscal year.
“I’m...
Calvin College appointed former gift planning director and acting chief financial officer Sally Vander Ploeg as vice president for administration and finance Tuesday.
Vander Ploeg began as acting chief...
Calvin's board of trustees approved the 2013-14 budget last Saturday, laying off five employees and not hiring for another 17 positions.
The new budget will save the college $4.7 million compared to...
Michigan lawmakers hope to pass a final budget for the state by June but face a few stumbling blocks, including education funding, transportation funding, film incentives and Medicaid expansion. The House...
It is no secret that Calvin College is in deep financial trouble. What remains a secret, however, is knowledge of exactly how we got to where we are today. Yes, an independent, investigative task force...
Shirley Hoogstra, vice president for student life and member of the president’s cabinet, apologized to faculty for her role in Calvin’s fiscal problems Monday night, saying that she should have been...
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Calvin’s method of financing construction projects significantly contributed to Calvin’s fiscal problems, according to a task force report...
Editorial note: This article was originally published on Wednesday, Dec. 5. It was retracted shortly after due to minor errors in terminology and a miscommunication with the administration, who later...
This article is an update to a story published Monday morning.
After 15 years at Calvin, Henry DeVries will step down from his role as vice president for administration, finance and information services...
