Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram was recently selected as Hillsdale Academy’s commencement speaker for the 2014 graduating class. In June, Wolfram will join the ranks of the academy’s past commencement speakers, such as columnist Jonah Goldberg, historian Victor Hanson, Congressman Tim Walberg, and College President Larry Arnn. “It’s an honor to be the commencement...
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President’s Ball arrives
Every February, President Larry Arnn receives a formal invitation to a ball in his honor. On the evening of the event, he hosts five men and five women at his home who have been interviewed by a panel of faculty to determine Hillsdale’s next President’s Ball court. After the group arrives to the ball, Arnn...
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Dow Center renovations to start in May
This May, the college will begin building the Searle Center. This new construction will expand both Curtiss Memorial Dining Hall and Phillips Auditorium while improving the look of the building. This will create space for large campus events and update a complex that has been in place since the 1950s. “We have been planning to...
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Fogt named academic all-American
Junior Megan Fogt was named to the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-America Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. She is the first Hillsdale College women’s basketball player to receive this award that only 15 players in all of NCAA Division II receive each year. “I am honored and grateful,” Fogt said....
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Men’s basketball snags two road wins in Ohio
Of the Chargers’ seven losses, five of them have been by five points or less, while just two of the team’s previous 15 victories before Saturday were won by the same margin. However, the Chargers were able to reverse their fortunes on Saturday at Ashland University and make some big plays down the stretch, leading...