Women's and Gender Studies Program at Hope College

02/19/2026

Your gifts support WGS student research at Hope College! 18 undergrads and alumni published their scholarship in Feminism and Feminist Research in America this month! https://donate.hope.edu/gender

02/10/2026

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02/09/2026

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02/23/2023

Today is Day of Giving! Your gift helps us provide our WGS students with a robust liberal arts experience grounded in Hope’s historic Christian faith.
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02/23/2023

Alum Chloe Long reflects on her time as a WGS student and how she’s using her education in her career! Your gift transforms lives!

Interview with Hope College's WGS alumna Chloe Long

02/14/2023

Praying for MSU 💚

02/14/2023

We are praying for the entire Spartan community at Michigan State University and for the many members of the Hope community who have close connections to MSU. Support for Hope students is available from CAPS at 616.395.7945.

09/26/2022

Asian community members are stuck in a double-bind; trapped between high expectations and the harmful racialized characterizations that continue to exist....

Asian community members are stuck in a double-bind; trapped between high expectations and the harmful racialized characterizations that continue to exist.

06/30/2022

A Letter from Hope College's Women's Empowerment Organization--a Student Club Dear WEO Community,The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade weighs heavily on my heart. After taking a few days to process, I feel it is appropriate to release a statement to the community regarding my, and the Women’s Empowerment Organization’s, stance on the matter. The overturning of Roe does not only affect the right to get an abortion....

A Letter from Hope College’s Women’s Empowerment Organization–a Student Club Dear WEO Community,The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade weighs heavily on my heart. After taking a few days to process, I feel it is appropriate to release a statement to the community regardi...

11/03/2021

By Megan Jacobs On September 30, 2021, Abigail Favale, doctor of gender studies at George Fox University, came to Hope College and gave a lecture titled: “The Genesis of Gender: Christian and Feminist Perspectives on S*x and Gender.” When I (Megan Jacobs, '22) first saw the talk advertised, I was excited to attend, as it was an intersection of my two majors: Women and Gender Studies and Christian History and Theology....

By Megan Jacobs On September 30, 2021, Abigail Favale, doctor of gender studies at George Fox University, came to Hope College and gave a lecture titled: “The Genesis of Gender: Christian and Feminist Perspectives on S*x and Gender.” When I (Megan Jacobs, ’22) first saw the talk advertised, I ...

02/18/2021

Spera is Hope College's annual research magazine, a publication that highlights the scholarly accomplishments of Hope's Faculty. This year, the Women's & Gender Studies program is thrilled to see the work of Dr. Lynn Japinga and Dr. Sarah Kornfield featured in this prestigious publication. Dr. Lynn Japinga's new book From Daughters to Disciples features research that developed out of her WGS course on Christian feminism....

Spera is Hope College’s annual research magazine, a publication that highlights the scholarly accomplishments of Hope’s Faculty. This year, the Women’s & Gender Studies program is thrilled to see the work of Dr. Lynn Japinga and Dr. Sarah Kornfield featured in this prestigious publication. Dr....