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Alumnus awarded

A president of a college, a chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and a state supreme court justice are a few of the alumni who received awards during homecoming weekend. The college hosted its 62nd annual alumni awards banquet on Sept. 27, giving awards to six people, most of them alumni who had achieved...

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Charter school program expands

Hillsdale College opened four new charter schools through the Barney Charter School Initiative since 2009. The college plans to open another 46 by 2022. The two newest schools, located in Bentonville, Ariz., and Savannah, Ga.,  have only been open for a few months, but are already filling up spots. At a 700 person capacity each,...

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Profs weigh in on global warming

The Hillsdale College science department agrees with the conclusions reached by the United Nation’s Intercontinental Panel on Climate Change’s newest report. “It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming [of the earth] since the mid-20th century,” the report, released on Sept. 25 said. Professors from the physics,...

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The endowment: what is it and how does it work?

On Oct. 9 Hillsdale College launched “The Rebirth of Liberty and Learning Campaign,” a new fundraising effort intended to build upon the college’s current endowment. A financial endowment is considered to be a donation from an individual of specific funds or property to a institution, with the purpose of investing and acquiring interest over a...

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Alumnis awarded

A president of a college, a chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and a state supreme court justice are a few of the alumni who received awards during homecoming weekend. The college hosted its 62nd annual alumni awards banquet on Sept. 27, giving awards to six people, most of them alumni who had achieved...