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Custom-made interdisciplinary  majors attracting students
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Custom-made interdisciplinary majors attracting students

Elizabeth James ’19, said she wasn’t expecting the question Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn asked her as they shook hands on the commencement ceremony stage.   “Are you the one who started all this?”   She was the sole recipient of an international affairs degree last May. Being the only graduate called for the major she created...

New costume designer uses music to shape designs
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New costume designer uses music to shape designs

“I am trying to capture the essence of a person in a costume,” she said.  Though Langford appears precisely at home in the basement of the Fine Arts Building, her position there is recent. Hillsdale’s Department of Theatre and Dance hired Langford as costume designer this semester to fill the hole left by Bryan Simmons,...

Road construction projects: ‘completion to happen this fall’
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Road construction projects: ‘completion to happen this fall’

Sometimes it seems that Hillsdale’s roads are forever haunted by the ghosts of unavoidable ditches, detour signs, and the whining of heavy machinery. According to Jake Hammel, director of public services for the city, residents and students can expect even more road construction in the upcoming months. But after this fall, he promises a long...

Hillsdale graduates build community and teach through Peace Corps in Africa, Asia
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Hillsdale graduates build community and teach through Peace Corps in Africa, Asia

From Namibia, a small country in Southern Africa, to Sichuan Province in Southwestern China, to Sierra Leone in West Africa, Hillsdale’s 2019 graduates journeyed far and wide to promote peace, build cultural bridges, and teach.  Erin Flaherty, Nathanael Cheng, and Suzanne DeTar all embarked on two-year service tours with the U.S. Peace Corps, during which...

Security plans to introduce new campus emergency, safety app
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Security plans to introduce new campus emergency, safety app

Hillsdale College Security is rolling out a new app that enables students and faculty to help keep themselves and their peers safe.  Rave Guardian, an app designed by Rave Mobile Security, currently serves half of all college students in America. Hillsdale’s IT department will release a version personalized to Hillsdale’s campus and security team in...