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A world-class scholar
Calvin College professor of history emeritus Ed VanKley has passed away at the age of 72 from complications related to pneumonia. October 10, 2002 | Phil de Haan

Women's History Month
Calvin College will host a variety of events in March to celebrate Women's History Month. Included will be movies, music and more. February 27, 2003 | na

Marking Women's History Month
Calvin College will offer a variety of events in March to mark Women's History Month, including a film series and a trio of lectures. February 22, 2006 | N/A

Home In A Wilderness Fort: Copper Harbor
Charlotte Otten has penned a variety of books, including everything from traditional children's books to an examination of werewolves! July 19, 2006 | Phil de Haan

Calvin hosts Hague School exhibition
From Oct. 5 through Nov. 17, 2007, the Center Art Gallery at Calvin College will be hosting “Between Nature and Nationality: The Hague School in the Nineteenth Century." October 01, 2007 | Myrna Anderson

Student works on Historical Guide
A Calvin College student helped to create the 2008 edition of the Historic Michigan Travel Guide. October 15, 2007 | Myrna Anderson

Calvin student crowned cattle queen
A Calvin junior student recently attained royal status over a whole herd of subjects. February 01, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Interim 2009: Representing the devil
“I’m not sure what I believe about the devil,” sophomore Ali Dahmer said, “but I’m hoping this class will make it a little clearer to me.” January 19, 2009 | Lynn Rosendale

March, chapel, more mark MLK Day
Calvin Chapel honors MLK Day. January 20, 2009 | Phill de Haan

Students gather to watch inauguration
Over 100 Calvin students, faculty and staff gathered in the Commons Lecture Hall on Tuesday morning to watch the historic inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. January 23, 2009 | Katie Landan

Faculty Profile: Jeff Winkle
Young Jeff Winkle had a life-altering experience via a 1981 hit movie. “I remember very distinctly in the early ‘80s my mom took me to see Clash of the Titans ...” June 26, 2009 | Matt Decker

An art history mystery
In 2007, neurologist and 1955 alumnus Cornelis “Kees” Van Nuis, donated 16 paintings to the permanent collection at Calvin College August 13, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

Sanctuary: Hallowed Space, Holy Place
An exhibition exploring the nature of "sacred space" is a result of art professor Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk's recent sabbatical. January 15, 2010 | Cloud Cray

Celebrating women
March is Women’s History Month, and the gender studies minor at Calvin is marking the occasion by featuring three books about gender issues. March 01, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Examining extremism
Professor Katerberg shares his thought on extremism in America. April 30, 2010 | Phil de Haan

Tigchelaar: Professor of the Year
Biology professor Peter Tigchelaar wins Professor of the Year. May 10, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Faculty Profile: Randall Bytwerk
Randall Bytwerk is a professor of communication arts and sciences. He is also the creator and maintainer of the German Propaganda Archive, the number one hit in a Google search for "Nazi propaganda”—a hit that even appears above Wikipedia’s entry on the subject and draws in over a million visitors every year. August 11, 2010 | Amy Surbatovich

The Forgotten Woman's Bible
Around the turn of the century, Katherine Bushnell, an American doctor working as a medical missionary in China, noticed what she thought were mistranslated passages in the Chinese version of the Bible. August 24, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Intern at the GRAM
Tatjcha Huberts, a Calvin senior art major, is picking through ArtPrize entries as part of her internship at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. September 17, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Q&A: African Americans in the Reformed tradition
Eric Washington has made a specialty of studying African-American thought within the Reformed tradition of Christianity. February 11, 2011 | Phil de Haan

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