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Exercise: A ‘way to escape’ from stress for students
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Exercise: A ‘way to escape’ from stress for students

Balancing time between arduous study sessions at the library, scrambling to meet office hours, and extreme class schedules is difficult, so some students find it helpful to add time at the Roche Sports Complex into the mix.  Students often look for ways to manage intense academic and social stress. At Hillsdale, many students exercise for...

How it all began: Center for Constructive Alternatives advancing values since ’80s
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How it all began: Center for Constructive Alternatives advancing values since ’80s

As this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives lecture series comes to a close, the CCA turns 47 years old. Twice a semester, Hillsdale College hosts the CCA lectures. Each program consists of a four- to five-day lecture series during which experts speak on topics ranging from economics and humanities to government structures, current events, and...

Unsung Heroes of Hillsdale: Bartender Bob
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Unsung Heroes of Hillsdale: Bartender Bob

At the Center for Constructive Alternative lectures, Hillsdale students engage in vigorous note-taking while learning from renowned speakers. For many returning CCA guests, however, the most memorable face is that of ‘bartender Bob.’ Australia native Miroslaw Nej, who goes by Bob because of its simpler pronunciation, has been bartending at Hillsdale College for longer than...

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...