The Mitchell Research Center is facing financial hardships, but one woman remains determined The air smells of dust and old books — reminiscent of bookshops tucked in the corners of big cities. Although originally part of the Hillsdale library, the old home, built in 1868 on 22 N. Manning street, was officially named the Mitchell...
After 39 years of bringing the best and rarest books to Hillsdale, interlibrary loan technician Pam Ryan is retiring from her second home. “I’ve seen so much change on campus — change for the better,” Ryan said, referring to the buildings that were torn and built, the student body, and the increase in faculty and...
Smoke billowed up into the Mediterranean sky, just as the first stars began to pierce through the gentle dusk. Hushed, we crowded around the Paschal bonfire, candles in hand, eager for the Easter vigil to begin. Like many Hillsdale students, my Holy Saturday was one of prayer, community, and — at long last — celebration....
In this Quick Hits, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Michael Driscoll talks Europe, Locke, coffee, and the Federalist Papers. What is your favorite meal that your wife makes? Tough one — she’s a good cook. There is this chicken and rice in a ginger and honey glaze that she makes that I really like. ...
Fossil fuel. That is what Hillsdale College’s fledgling natural history museum became after a fire ravaged the college on March 6, 1874. The cabinet of curiosities contained hundreds of specimens before the fire, including minerals, plants, bird skins, and fossil casts, according to an 1879 issue of the Hillsdale Herald, the college newspaper at the...