After repeated requests from his readers, William Carleton, a 1869 graduate of Hillsdale College and internationally-recognized poet, editor, and lecturer, described the inspiration for his most well-known poem: “Over there to the west, in Hillsdale, there stood in the old days a county poorhouse,” he said. “Sometimes, I used to visit the inmates there and...
Year: 2017
Students react to lockdown
After learning the potential threat made against Hillsdale College on Wednesday allegedly came from a student formerly enrolled at Hillsdale, students said they were surprised and concerned for their former classmate. The suspect was arrested in Coldwater on Wednesday shortly after 2 p.m., according to the Daily Reporter, a newspaper based in Coldwater. Although many...
Art trip planned for Saturday
A visiting painting of a stark old woman, the mother of American-born painter James McNeill Whistler, is drawing Hillsdale College students to the Chicago Institute of Art on Saturday. The trip costs $45 and covers transportation, a ticket, and dinner. Professor of Art Barbara Bushey said everything on display at the institute is worth the...
Hillsdale’s most popular majors
We compiled a list of the 11 most popular majors at the college.
Stopping the Spotify sound: Hillsdale students not eligible for Spotify discount
Hillsdale College students may no longer qualify for Spotify student discounts. Several Hillsdale College students were denied the $4.99-per-month deal on premium accounts for the music streaming service offered to college students, because Hillsdale is not a Title IV institution, meaning it doesn’t accept federal money. Students still were denied, even after going through Spotify’s...



