Five college accreditors will visit Hillsdale College’s campus Monday through Wednesday, as a part of the school’s decennial reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission. The review marks the end of Hillsdale’s first year on what the HLC calls its Open Pathway, a 10-year accreditation process. The organization assesses Hillsdale for quality assurance, institutional advancement,...
Hillsdale College will not have to pay a new federal excise tax on college endowments, at least for now. As a part of the Republican tax package signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22, private, nonprofit colleges and universities must pay a 1.4 percent tax on their endowment’s yearly income. The tax,...
Two groups of Hillsdale College students attended a 10-day trip to Israel over Christmas break to learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and visit biblical sites. Coordinated by Passages in partnership with The Philos Project, 41 students attended the general Passages trip to Israel and nine attended a specialized trip for student journalists. Senior Jonathan Moy...
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance named Hillsdale College as the top best value liberal arts college in the Midwest. The 300 Best College Values for 2018 list released in December named Hillsdale the 14th best value liberal arts college in the United States. Hillsdale was 26th of all U.S. colleges and universities, as well, up from 36...
Hillsdale College still may avoid the Republican revenue package’s endowment tax, despite removal of a provision that would have exempted any college that refuses federal funds, such as Hillsdale, from the proposed tax. Senate Republicans had amended the bill last week to increase the endowment size qualification for the 1.4 percent excise tax...