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College adds dorm weight rooms, new gym
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College adds dorm weight rooms, new gym

The college spent $100,000 on fitness equipment for four of its dorms this summer in addition to opening a new facility called the Founders Gym.  “We were doing F3: faith, friendship, and fellowship,” Associate Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers said. “We just added one more F: fitness.” During the previous school year, some students noted...

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Class of 2026 breaks admissions records as the college’s most competitive class

Hillsdale’s admission rate dropped to a record low of 20%, as the college welcomed its most competitive freshmen class in history.   The class of 2026 totals 404 students, 11 fewer than last year’s largest ever freshmen class. The incoming class — 204 women and 200 men — represents 44 states, as well as five countries,...

Hillsdale hosts first leadership seminar for underserved high schoolers
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Hillsdale hosts first leadership seminar for underserved high schoolers

High schoolers from underserved backgrounds gained leadership skills, college readiness, character development, and confidence at Hillsdale’s first Frederick Douglass Leadership Seminar in July.  Tori Petersen ’18, who works part time as assistant director of special recruitment for the college, and Associate Director of Admissions Jolie Ballantyne hosted the free leadership seminar at the Allen P....

Professors react to overturn of Roe v Wade
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Professors react to overturn of Roe v Wade

Americans will always remember June 24, 2022, the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, according to Associate Professor of Politics Adam Carrington.  “Not only was it a momentous day, but a good day for America and American law,” Carrington said.  The Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that...

College expands health center, begins construction on new dormitory
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College expands health center, begins construction on new dormitory

An expansion of the health center and building a new upperclassmen dormitory were two of the college’s many summer construction projects.   Construction at the health center included an addition to the back of the building with three new doctor examination rooms and two new consultation rooms, which the college’s nutritionist, psychiatric services, sports chiropractor, and...