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Calvin mourns the loss of Jim Penning
“He was a very good political scientist and one of the nicest men I’ve ever met." July 14, 2010 | Myrna Anderson , Amy Surbatovich

Calvin's swim coach completes Ironman, longtime dream
Calvin's swim coach Dan Gelderloos realized a longtime dream this summer by completing an Ironman Triathlon. August 28, 2012 | Jeff Febus

Corwin Smidt - Grand Rapids Press
“No other group of people has access to so many Americans on a sustained basis.” June 07, 2011 | Matt Kucinski

Doug Koopman - previewing the midterm elections
"You really have to be a consensus builder and move forward ... " November 11, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Faculty profile: Corwin Smidt
Recently, reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Christianity Today, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today have sought the opinion of Calvin professor of political science and director of the Paul B. Henry Institute, Corwin Smidt. July 10, 2008 | Katie Landan

Faculty Profile: Roland Hoksbergen
A look at professor of economics and international development studies Roland Hoksbergen. June 12, 2009 | Matt Decker

Founders Award
Corwin Smidt, director of the Paul Henry Institute and professor of political science at Calvin, was awarded the “Founders Award” at the 42nd-annual meeting of the Michigan Conference of Political Scientists held October 21-22. November 11, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Happy Birthday, Constitution
On September 17, 2008 Calvin students and faculty gathered to observe the historical day. September 19, 2008 | Katie Landan

Interim 2009: The lying life of the spy
A fact-finding session began the opening class of the interim “Spies, Lies and National Security.” Professor Bill Stevenson, the mastermind of the class, was training his students to gather information. He was teaching them, in fact, to be spies. January 09, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

Making sense of the financial crisis
Calvin business professor Leonard Van Drunen and economics professor Scott Vander Linde sat down with communication and marketing's senior writer Myrna Anderson for a conversation about the crisis. October 08, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

New Henry Chair takes a global focus
Kevin den Dulk says students must focus on Asia and the global south. January 02, 2013 | Phil de Haan

Q&A on Egypt
Two Calvin staffers raised in Egypt reflect on the current political situation in that country. February 15, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Q&A with Amy Patterson: researching in Africa
Amy Patterson talks about researching HIV support groups in Zambia as a Fulbright Scholar. September 08, 2011 | Phil de Haan

Remembering Johan Westra
On Sunday, November 7, 2010, Johan Westra, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home. Westra ’52 taught at Calvin College for 27 years. He was the college's first full-time political science professor. November 12, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Romney's Michigan roots
"The Romney name is familiar, but Mitt Romney's not really well known." February 20, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

Students create voter's guide
Students in political science professor Doug Koopman’s “Parties and Elections” class have created a voter’s guide for Grand Rapids residents. October 29, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Talking politics along the path
In between classes students answer a handful of questions surrounding the upcoming midterm elections. October 29, 2010 | Matt Kucinski , Myrna Anderson

Telling Yemen’s story in the West
James Robin King '04 helps scholars from turbulent countries find refuge. October 19, 2011 | Gayle Boss