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Hillsdale County opens lending library at Udder Side
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Hillsdale County opens lending library at Udder Side

In an effort to promote literacy, Hillsdale County opened a free lending library in Jonesville this month. The first of its kind, the installation is part of a district-wide initiative to build community while encouraging reading. Stacey Ansel, literacy specialist at the Hillsdale County Intermediate School District, decided to bring the movement to Hilsdale after...

‘Homogenous community’: Science students grow relationships during annual biology retreat
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‘Homogenous community’: Science students grow relationships during annual biology retreat

Hillsdale College’s biology department and honorary took students away from the classroom and immersed them into the natural world they have devoted their college careers to studying Sept. 10-11. Accompanied by a few faculty members, 38 students drove to Hillsdale’s Gordon Biological Station at Rockwell Lake Lodge in Luther, Michigan. Although not exclusively limited to...

Beier here to challenge students, discuss ideas
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Beier here to challenge students, discuss ideas

More than 30 minutes after class ended on a Friday afternoon, the new education professor is still discussing a topic from class with two of his students in Kendall Hall. But Assistant Professor of Education Benjamin Beier, who is replacing retired Professor of Education Jon Fennell, said that is why he came to Hillsdale College....

Charger Chatter: Kamryn Matthews
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Charger Chatter: Kamryn Matthews

How long have you played tennis? Since first grade. I started playing in the little kids’ classes, and I really liked it, so I started playing more competitively and getting into tournaments. Then high school tennis came along, and I was a captain on my high school team and just loved it so much. So...