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A major role
A Calvin senior will take on the role of Rodolpho in the Opera Grand Rapids performance of La Boheme. March 06, 2012 | Phil de Haan

Christian art beyond the borders
Two Calvin professors joined colleagues from other Christian universities for a two-week trip to Indonesia that both said will impact their teaching and their scholarship for years to come. July 18, 2008 | Phil de Haan

Q&A: A Christian approach to teaching languages
Calvin professors of German, French and Chinese discuss how foreign language pedagogy has changed and how to teach a language Christian-ly. June 14, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Remembering Henrietta Ten Harmsel
A gifted teacher and scholar, Henrietta Ten Harmsel made room for poetry and won honors for her Dutch translations. March 16, 2012 | Matt Kucinski and Myrna Anderson

Students reflect on the January Series
An interim class is giving their insights on the many speakers and topics covered in the January Series. January 07, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

2011 ArtPrize at 106
Nine women artists contributed to “indefinite boundaries,” the ArtPrize exhibition at Calvin's (106) Gallery. September 21, 2011 | Myrna Anderson , Joel Zwart

Modern-day slavery
When Adel Abadeer saw an ABC News special on a young boy named Iqbal Masih back in 1994, he couldn't get it out of his head or his heart. November 21, 2008 | Phil de Haan

Prof receives $200K grant
Calvin professor of philosophy Kelly Clark recently received nearly $200,000 to fund a project on religious liberty and tolerance. The project, supported by the John Templeton Foundation, will fund the following: a book on religious liberty and tolerance—including translations of the book into Indonesian, Turkish, Hebrew and Arabic—a conference at Georgetown University during the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and planning for conventions on liberty and tolerance in Indonesia, Turkey and Israel. Clark will work on the project with staff from the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity. April 07, 2011 | Matt Kucinski

Rangeela 2004
At the core of Calvin's annual multicultural variety show is one of the largest contingents of international students in West Michigan. February 03, 2004 | Phil de Haan

A student's memory of Dexter, Mich.
A Calvin senior writes about his hometown, which was devastated by a tornado on March 15. March 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

The Nazi Titanic
"British and American bombers [were] coming over day and night, the Stalingrad defeat [was] clear to everybody. So the film just [didn't] look propagandistically good." April 23, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

An International Passport
An inside look at the 2010 International Passport experience. The five-day program helps international students and their families transition to North American culture and to Calvin College. September 02, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Professor emeritus Edward Ericson, Jr. reflects on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
In 1983, Solzhenitsyn collaborated with Ericson on an abridgment of “The Gulag Archipelago,” a partnership that allowed the Calvin professor to stay with the author at his Vermont home. Ericson is currently editing a collection of Solzhenitsyn essays, which will soon be translated into Russian. August 05, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

A Fulbright to teach in Taiwan
This fall, Senior Ryan DeVries will teach English in an ESL classroom in Kaohsiong, Taiwan. May 03, 2012 | Madeline Tracy

Taking the hassle out of the passport process
For three years now, Calvin has been making the process of getting a passport less of a fuss. October 13, 2008 | Katie Landan

Studying the Olympics in England
Students got to research the Olympics up close and personal on a Calvin semester abroad in York. August 03, 2012 | Jeff Febus , Mitch Blankespoor

Calvin To Host Koldenhoven
Calvin College will host Dean Koldenhoven on March 31 for the 12th annual Paul B. Henry Lecture. March 20, 2008 | na

The Brigadiers: Calvin students in Panama
A group of Calvin students spent the last week of May in Panama with the Calvin chapter of Global Business Brigades (GBB). June 06, 2011 | Andrew Steiner

Festival of Faith and Music
The Festival of Faith and Music continues its musical/intellectual tradition. April 01, 2011 | Phil de Haan

The CRC Prayer Summit
A Calvin contingent will learn the Korean way of prayer at a three-day event in California. April 05, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

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