Last Friday, 110 Hillsdale College students joined the ranks of somewhere between 400,000 and 600,000 people in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Marking 40 years since the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Roe v. Wade, this year’s march attracted more pro-life advocates than ever before. March for Life continues to grow...
Year: 2013
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Lewis Butler: from Defiance to finance
Lecturer in Economics Lewis Butler `07 has been dedicated to Hillsdale College for a long time. So dedicated, in fact, that as an undergraduate sophomore he joined the President’s Club, promising the college $10,000 over 10 years. He asked the money be directed towards the cross-country team. Butler first came to Hillsdale from Defiance, Ohio...
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College initiative spreads charter schools across country
Two bills were introduced in the Montana state legislature this week to get tax credits for private schools in the state. Phillip Kilgore, director of the charter school program at Hillsdale College, said he has been watching these bills ever since a group in Montana contacted him to discuss setting up a charter school in...
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Student fed to host ‘Awkward Prom’
This semester, the Hillsdale Student Federation will host an Awkward Prom for the entire campus. They are hosting the dance as a way to give back to campus, Student Fed officials said. They have yet to determine a date for the dance, but intend to discuss dates at their next meeting. “We wanted to do...
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Retired chem prof passes away
Ray Johnson, longtime Hillsdale College chemistry professor, passed away on Jan. 23 at the age of 73. A memorial service will be held for Johnson in The Village, Fla., on Feb. 7. Johnson was hired onto the college faculty in 1969. For the first 20 years with Hillsdale, he was one of two members of...