In a back room crowded with bouquets and vases and ribbons, Jane Stewart dashes off instructions to employees: An order for a secretary needs a “nice bow;” someone needs wedding flowers and the bride actually isn’t too fussy about the kind; those altar flowers will be picked up on Saturday. The phone rings and a...
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Administration plans more training on sexual assault prevention and reporting
A “culture of silence” exacerbates the consequences of sexual assault, according to Hillsdale law enforcement in a meeting with Hillsdale College students and administrators last Friday — and the college administration intends to change that on campus by providing more preemptive education for students regarding sexual assault. As suggested by students at the meeting, the...
College task force to discuss sexual assault prevention and student safety
Hillsdale College faculty, local police, and about 10 Hillsdale College students will meet Friday to discuss student sexual assault and other safety concerns and brainstorm ways to make the campus safer. Calling it a “task force,” Dean of Women Diane Philipp said the meeting has been planned for months in light of conversations with students...
Hillsdale Health and wellness Center gets new location
The Hillsdale Health and Wellness Center moved from its Bacon Street office to the former Center for Family Health – Hillsdale location at the Kroger Plaza this week. The center will maintain the same model of patient care it had before but with more space for patient care and in a more accessible location, said...
Brooks presents ‘first-rate’ dissertation on Thomas More’s political philosophy
Most people don’t treat Sir Thomas More as a political thinker, but his political philosophy is worth studying as an insightful unification of the contemplative life and political action, according to Veronica Brooks, who recently completed the Ph.D. program at Hillsdale’s Van Andel School of Statesmanship. Delivering her dissertation on More’s political philosophy Monday afternoon...