2016 has been quite the year for Kyle Cooper. The former Hillsdale College basketball star was named 2016 GLIAC Player of the Year in February, graduated in May, and got engaged in July. In June, he signed his first professional basketball contract with Amics Castello in Castellon, Spain. “It’s a huge opportunity,” Cooper said. “It’s...
Year: 2016
Answering the call to the collar and cloth
“I got dumped by a girl,” Father Adam Rick said with a candid smile. It was the turning point in his college career that steered him towards seminary. “When you’re a junior in college, man, it’s devastating … I started to read the Bible with fresh eyes.” Now, Rick will serve as Hillsdale College’s chaplain...
Bring Beaux to the show
The art department’s upcoming exhibit, “Enduring Visions: Selections from the College Permanent Art Collection,” featured Sept. 13 to Oct. 9, showcases the college’s art acquisitions, centering on two works by Cecilia Beaux, a well-known Victorian painter. “This show is meant to do two things,” said professor of art Sam Knecht. “First, it’s a teaching collection...
C-SPAN takes over Markel
C-SPAN packed up its monthly Book TV program “In Depth” and brought it to Hillsdale College Sunday to interview radio talk-show host Dennis Prager. Peter Slen, senior executive producer and a host at the nonprofit cable and satellite network, said although “In Depth” has covered events at college, it had never before moved the show...
Kendall Hall basement’s admissions contact center now open
Kendall Hall’s basement transformed this summer to house a brand-new call center for Hillsdale’s admissions department. Formerly based in the admissions office in Central Hall, Hillsdale College’s contact center relocated to the bottom floor of Kendall. The renovated space will facilitate the center’s revamped employee training programs and accommodate its expansion. “The contact center will...

