Hope Forward News
President Matt Scogin Nicole Dunteman appeared on the MI Best Podcast to talk about
Hope Forward. 鶹ý’ newest and largest Hope Forward cohort — 40 bright freshmen ready to
embark on their college journey — marks a significant chapter for Hope Forward because
the 2024–2025 academic year will be the first time we will have on campus four full
cohorts — 120 students from freshmen to seniors. The Character Forward Grant is designed to catalyze character development efforts
across the college and to establish infrastructure that will support this work long
after the life of the grant. At first, Carl Heideman ’88 saw Hope Forward as just another fundraising campaign
slogan, but then he took a closer look at it and its three pillars of access, generosity
and community. Now, he’s all-in. Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell has publicly released his Revisionist History
podcast episode, “A Good Circle,” about 鶹ý and Hope Forward. Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell hosted a dynamic keynote presentation at Hope
College’s Catalyst Summit, which provided an energizing exploration of how to improve
access to college. College will never be free. The question we need to ask is: who should pay for it,
and when? The current model — used throughout higher ed — forces students to pay a
lot at the poorest point in their lives, burdening them with debt for decades. But
a bold new way called "Hope Forward" flips the current model on its head. Every student who takes Economics 101 learns the concept of supply and demand—specifically,
how a decrease in the supply of a good or resource drives up its cost. Can supply-and-demand
theory also explain the rising cost of attending college? This op-ed is the third in a series in which President Matthew Scogin from 鶹ý
will be exploring the ways that the economics of higher education influence the decisions
students make about their education—and what we (as a country) can do to improve access
to higher education.MI Best Podcast
Celebrating Our Students and Looking Ahead with Hope Forward
Hope Receives Institution-Wide Grant through Educating Character Initiative
From Apathy to All-In
鶹ý Featured on Malcolm Gladwell’s Podcast
A Catalyst for Hope
College Without Tuition | SXSW EDU 2022
Follow the Money: How Student Loans Derailed American Higher Education
Why the Four-Year Degree is Still the Best “Pathway Program”
A College Education is too Expensive
Hope is going to change that. Hope Forward is an entirely new funding model that will provide fully-funded tuition for every student at 鶹ý.
Instead of charging tuition before receiving a transformative Hope education, this “pay it forward” approach will ask students to give to the college after they graduate — providing the same opportunity for future students. And because they will graduate free from the burden of tuition debt, they’ll be better positioned to pursue lives of impact, not just income to pay the bills.
A college funding model based on generosity and gratitude? We believe that could change everything.
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About Hope Forward
Based on a pay-it-forward approach, the Hope Forward tuition model represents an entirely new way of thinking about funding college. It’s built on three pillars: Access, Generosity and Community.
Student Experience
Hope Forward students join a cohort — a community of learners — on a journey to explore what it means to live a life of positive impact rooted in gratitude and generosity.
Media Coverage
Hope Forward is making headlines. View videos, read opinion pieces by President Matt Scogin, and catch the latest national and local news celebrating Hope’s cutting-edge approach to higher education.
Hope Forward: Three Pillars
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Being transformed by Hope should not come with a price tag.
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Graduates give out of gratitude for the gift they have received.
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Hope Forward will transform our relationship with students and alumni.
Community