Over the last decade, HIllsdale’s costs have risen approximately 3-4 percent annually. Despite the trend, Hillsdale has kept its tuition costs significantly lower than its competitors, even though it refuses to accept federal funds.
Year: 2016
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Film is an intellectual medium
If someone spends his entire day reading, he might be perceived as scholarly or cultured, but if he spent the last 48 hours binge watching a TV series, he’d probably be viewed as some sort of degenerate couch potato. People buy books just to appear smart, but people aren’t running out to red-box to impress...
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Saturday’s orchestra concert canceled
Music department chairman James Holleman canceled Saturday’s orchestra concert on Monday to preserve the balance non-music majors hold between their musical commitments and academic priorities. Holleman said the orchestra expressed positivity and a sense of relief when he announced the cancellation. Considering many members of the orchestra participated in Handel’s “Messiah” for the performances this...
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Dirt to display: Meet ‘Linda’ the dino
Hillsdale College became one of four places in Michigan to display a full dinosaur skeleton Friday with the addition of an edmontosaurus to the Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History in the Strosacker Science Center. The nearly complete remains, nicknamed “Linda” for the woman who found the fossil, is a donation from dinosaur-enthusiast Darla...
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Hillsdale’s own ‘Christmas Story’
When children wake up on Christmas morning and race downstairs, they can expect to see three things: the cookies eaten, the presents nestled under the tree, and TBS playing “A Christmas Story” on repeat. With lines recited as frequently as “Silent Night” during the holidays, the 1983 movie has become a permanent piece of Christmas...