Hillsdale College is considering starting a classical education master’s program, but the idea is still in the brainstorming stages with no fixed plan, according to Hillsdale College Provost David Whalen and Associate Professor and Chairman of Education Dan Coupland. “Hillsdale doesn’t do anything unless it is pretty confident that it is going to do it...
Year: 2018
Students, faculty weigh in on Michigan midterms
Midterms elections are less than two weeks away — and the Michigan governorship is up for grabs. Because incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Snyder cannot run for a third term, his seat will either fall to current Republican Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette or his opponent, former...
100 years later, Russell Kirk admirers reflect on his legacy
On a recent trip to Hillsdale, Annette Kirk, the wife of famed historian and author Russell Kirk, mentioned what she deemed “a Kirk revival” on campus. She said she saw many students who didn’t know about Kirk are starting to learn about who he was. And they’re becoming excited. Oct. 19, 2018, marked the 100th...
Chargers finish third at Pre-National meet
The Hillsdale Chargers experienced tough competition, two new personal bests, and a third-place finish on Saturday at the 2018 Pre-Nationals Meet in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thirty teams and 293 runners competed in this meet, including four other G-MAC schools: the University of Findlay, Davis & Elkins College, Walsh University and Malone University. Hillsdale scored 128 points,...
Historic Hysteria: Campus Scene
In the late 1960s, The Collegian premiered Campus Scene as a forum to spread social news. Separated into “Men’s News” and “Women’s News,” the column offered interesting tidbits from a variety of social groups at Hillsdale. This innocent information often included lists of new Greek pledges and advertised all-campus events. But, as Robert Frost once...




