News & Events

The Ongoing Problem of Poverty: Food Insecurity, Families, and Faith

• 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
• Fri, April 8, 2022
• Covenant Fine Arts Center Recital Hall

Henry Institute Symposium on Religion and Public Life

• 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
• Thu, April 7, 2022
• Prince Conference Center

Fidelity in Politics: Christian Political Activity in the Tradition of Reformed Protestantism

• 10:15 a.m. – 9:15 p.m.
• Thu, April 7, 2022
• Prince Conference Center Great Hall

Perspectives on the Russia/Ukraine Crisis

• 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
• Fri, April 1, 2022
• Meeter Center Lecture Hall

Abraham Kuyper on Business and Economics -- a lunchtime book talk

• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Wed, March 30, 2022
• Meeter Center Lecture Hall

Career Breakfast with Elizabeth Shackelford

• 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
• Tue, March 29, 2022
• Hiemenga Hall 468

Career Brunch with Vonda Brunsting

• 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
• Tue, March 22, 2022
• Hiemenga Hall 339

Career Lunch with Stephanie Vogelzang

• 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
• Fri, March 18, 2022
• Commons Annex Lecture Hall

Freedom or Equity: What is the Best Path Forward for America?

• 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
• Tue, March 15, 2022
• Calvin University Chapel

Arthur Vandenberg, The Man in the Middle of the American Century, with Hank Meijer

• 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
• Mon, March 7, 2022
• Covenant Fine Arts Center Recital Hall

Richard Mouw comes home to Calvin

After 35 years at Fuller Theological Seminary, Richard Mouw, a widely-respected theologian and philosopher, is returning to Calvin University where his career in academia began. He's joining the Henry Institute as a senior research fellow. June 4,2020

A pile of clothes serves a deeper purpose

Calvin student Freshta Tori Jan created an online store that makes masks and distributes them to the homeless. And it all started when a pile of old clothes crossed into the path of a compelling mission. April 16,2020

Saving the Michigan Tuition Grant

In October 2019, a line-item veto by Governor Gretchen Whitmer included cutting the $2,400 per year Michigan Tuition Grant (MTG). The response of the Calvin community? Take action. December 20,2019

Calvin student opens classic Christian work to Turkey

Debora Haede, a student at Calvin College, is doing something that's never been done before: translating Dietrich Bonhoeffer's classic works into Turkish. February 27,2019

Seeing Detroit differently

Calvin students recently studied the shifts in urban politics toward the latter half of the 20th century, applying literature they were reading to the unfolding story of Detroit. February 27,2019

Exploring the intersection of Faith and Democracy

At Calvin College, experts will dig deeper into the national discussion of the relationship between Christianity and American politics. December 3,2018

New online app empowers returning citizens transitioning out of prison

The Calvin Prison Initiative and the Henry Institute have created the Returning Citizens Resources online application to empower returning citizens in their transition out of prison and into society. January 26,2018

Calvin students debate whether free speech is worth the cost

The debate, “The Constitution and Free Speech: Is It Worth the Cost?,” was the third and final event in the department’s Constitution debate series and grappled with issues of free speech. November 28,2017

Calvin student contributes to reforming Oklahoma's death penalty protocol

In Spring 2017, senior Andrew Oppong pursued his passion of criminal justice reform through the college's Semester in D.C. program. October 19,2017

Walking Boldly: Brooke Bonnema

Through a semester program in Honduras, Brooke Bonnema '17 discovered her passion for immigration law. Every step of her Calvin journey brought her closer to that pursuit. July 3,2017