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Students suggest dream classes
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Students suggest dream classes

For such a small school, Hillsdale College offers many great classes taught by renowned professors that are typically found at bigger schools. These interesting courses leave students hungry for more. Each semester, professors from all departments offer special elective courses on a multitude of subjects, from the history behind Iron Maiden’s songs to more “Hillsdalian”...

Student researches link between pancreatic cancer-related proteins
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Student researches link between pancreatic cancer-related proteins

  As a kid, Casey Schukow ’17 used to mow lawns in his Saline, Michigan, neighborhood for extra cash. Years later, one of these neighbors, Dr. Tim Frankel, a general surgeon who also works as a laboratory supervisor for the University of Michigan Health System, helped Schukow find a new job: assisting in a pancreatic...

New contact center director hired
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New contact center director hired

MaryMargaret Spiteri ‘14, who has lived and worked in Hillsdale since moving from Virginia Beach her freshman year of college, accepted a position this January as director of the Kendall Contact Center. Spiteri, who majored in Exercise Science, has held various customer service roles since age 15. During her time at Automated Logistics Systems, which...

Fair Board elects new manager
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Fair Board elects new manager

The Hillsdale County Fair Board of Directors recently named lifelong resident Lori Hull its new fair manager. Hull, who grew up on a local dairy farm, received an Agricultural Communications degree from Michigan State University in 1988 and became involved with the fair after her children started doing 4H, a program in which youth complete...