EDITOR'S NOTE: Professor You Kyong Ahn, who teaches architecture, will also be leaving. As this position is not full-time, it was not included in the original numbers released from administration.
In...
On Wednesday night, President Michael Le Roy announced by email that the program cut recommendations from the prioritization task force had been approved. Calvin’s art history, Greek, Latin and theater...
The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the most beautifully illuminated Gospel books today in the possession of the British Library. It attests to the flourishing Christian culture that once was the hallmark...
The minute that I joined the Calvin Theatre Company in the fall of 2012 was the moment that my life took a significant, beautiful, messy, wonderful turn. I did not know that this would be the case at the...
I could, very easily, be cast as a stereotypical liberal arts student. I’m a double major in the sciences, I studied African studies abroad and I decided this September to learn a third language “just...
I understand the difficulty and weight of the decisions made that were communicated to students on Friday (September 25) via email, and I understand the necessity behind those decisions. Nevertheless,...
Last Friday night I sat down to write a paper for my macroeconomics class on how gross domestic product, a measurement drawn from production, output and numbers, is not an accurate measurement of “quality...
My family used to eat out a lot.
Or at least, part of me remembers that. I know that at some point, a long time ago in a state far, far away, we were living in a time of plenty. But I remember the day...
Following an email announcement on Friday, September 25, of recommendations to eliminate six academic programs and five faculty members in order to cut costs in the academic division, many students and...
It is no secret that Calvin College is in debt. However, in the past two years, Calvin has made significant steps towards balancing the budget. Last year, Calvin raised $25 million for debt relief from...
As a part of a broader plan to reduce its current operating deficit and outstanding debt, Calvin College paid down $13 million this August.
In addition to reducing long-term debt, this payment will also...
Students asked hard-hitting questions about Calvin’s future at Wednesday night’s town hall meeting with President Michael Le Roy. Taking questions from both Twitter and the audience, President Le Roy...
