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Diverse showcase of treasures captures history, beauty, and love Read the story

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Calvin Collections

Diverse showcase of treasures captures history, beauty, and love

A 217-year legacy

Influencing the lives of thousands of alumni
Sunset photo of Umm el-Jimal Project

Rise of the dead ruins

Professor emeritus Bert de Vries earns honor for 50 years of “community archaeology”
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Understanding Us & Them

Interpersonal Cultural Intelligence for Community Building

100 years of Handel's Messiah

The annual oratorio, performed by the Calvin Oratorio Society, celebrates its centennial

A noble idea becomes reality

Chris Palmer '06, 2019 Young Alumni Award winner, helped launch PhotoUp, which provides much-needed jobs and leadership training in the Philippines

A providential answer

The impact of student scholarships is clear

Creating a design hub

New space will inspire collaboration and encourage cross-disciplinary innovation

Festival celebrates 30th birthday

The Festival of Faith and Writing has emerged as an international gathering of literary enthusiasts.
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From exploitation to empowerment

Alumnus Nate Knapper '08 offers attorneys the opportunity to connect to a higher purpose.

Hall of Fame inducts two Knights

Basketball alumni awarded Grand Rapids honor.
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In Memoriam

Remembering those we've lost

New category, sustained high marks

Calvin ranked No. 3 among Midwest regional universities.

Overcoming poverty, changing lives

Alumna Marilee Bylsma '76, a 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award winner, has spent more than four decades working in urban education.

Rebuilding community after disaster

Remote possibilities

Jessica Ogden Bandstra '99, '01 is a speech pathologist serving remote First Nation schools in British Columbia.

The Mama Project: Together we can

Heather Fields Stern '94 works with women in South Africa to build community amongst each other through art.

Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing

Gayle Boss' new book includes stories about endangered species and what they can teach us about something new being born of the ruin.