On May 4, 1863, after three days of fighting in the fields of Virginia during the Battle of Chancellorsville, Corpral Hiram Fountain finally found a moment to write home to his family. Hiram Fountain wrote: “I am writing now from the Battle field I am yet unharmed. We have had 3 days fighting. None of...
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Murphy honored with Michigan math teaching award
For the first time, a Hillsdale College professor received the Distinguished College or University Teaching Award in January from the Michigan chapter of the Mathematics Association of America. Associate Professor of Mathematics David Murphy received the honor for his distinguished teaching and passion for mathematics. When the MAA sent out a call for nomination submission...
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Hillsdale alumna runs for West Virginia Supreme Court
Alumna Beth Walker ’87 came within sixth-tenths of 1 percent — 6,951 votes — of being elected to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in 2008. But in 2015, Walker decided she would run again for the upcoming May 10 election. “You can’t just sit on the sidelines and watch, you need to contribute...
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Women’s track climbs to third in national rankings
The Hillsdale College women’s track and field team raced to third in the nation at the annual Wide-Track Classic meet hosted at the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center on Friday and Saturday. The Chargers put up several impressive performances across the board, as the team broke two school records and achieved two automatic-qualifying marks for...
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Football adds 19 recruits
Hillsdale College head football coach Keith Otterbein announced on Feb. 3 that 19 young men would be joining his squad in the fall. The new Chargers will come from Nebraska, Virginia, and almost every Midwestern state, including two from here in Hillsdale. “We’re really excited about this class,” Otterbein said. “We have some guys that...