GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Over the next two years, Calvin University will reduce 12.5% of its faculty positions.

The private Christian liberal arts university will also eliminate or consolidate multiple academic programs, including several language majors and minors, the journalism minor and the public health major and minor.

Calvin University, at 3201 Burton St. SE in Grand Rapids, was founded in 1876 and enrolled 3,681 students as of the 2024-25 school year.

The cuts, first detailed in a Nov. 13 letter shared with the campus community by President Greg Elzinga, were described as honoring Calvin’s “distinctive mission” and ensuring long-term sustainability.

Below are three takeaways from MLive’s reporting of the issue.

1. 3% of faculty departures are involuntary

Calvin University plans t

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