Despite charges from Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) that Hillsdale College’s absence from the Department of Education’s new College Scorecard may suggest a threat to the school’s accreditation, the agency refused to back away from its previous statements about the college, including the incorrect claim that Hillsdale does not offer bachelor’s degrees. “Our previous comment stands,”...
C.S. Lewis organized his classic children’s series “The Chronicles of Narnia” around the pre-Copernican medieval concept of a universe with seven heavens, according to Michael Ward, a senior research fellow at Oxford University and author of “Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis.” “Lewis’s best-known works, the seven Chronicles of Narnia,...
Minnie Churchill is the granddaughter-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill and the Director of Churchill Heritage. She has spent the last six years locating the approximately 500 paintings Sir Winston made. She spoke on campus this week at the Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar. Could you describe the day you first met Sir Winston Churchill? I...
The Hillsdale College golf team spent the weekend playing in the Kyle Ryman Memorial tournament, hosted by Tiffin University on Oct. 3-4. Freshman Andy Grayson led the team through the weather on day one, carding an 80, and on day two, sophomore John Burke went low for the team with a career-best round of 75....
Hillsdale is one of Michigan’s safest cities, according to a recent Munetrix study. This is based on data collected by the municipal metrics firm for a 2014 study determining Michigan’s 15 Safest Cities. It rated Michigan cities by “crime per capita,” including Part I and Part II crimes. Hillsdale was not included in the study....