Month: March 2019

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College receives Gilbert archives, Holocaust research material
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College receives Gilbert archives, Holocaust research material

Hillsdale students and future generations will have access to eye-witness accounts to the Holocaust, thanks to the college’s recent acquisition of Sir Martin Gilbert’s archives. Hillsdale College recently acquired the entire working library and archives of the late Gilbert, the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill from 1968 to 2012, who died in 2015. The...

Hillsdale places sixth at Findlay Spring Invitational
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Hillsdale places sixth at Findlay Spring Invitational

By the end of the two-day tournament on Tuesday, the Hillsdale College Chargers found themselves 18-over-par and tied for sixth at the Findlay Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky. Through heavy winds and cold weather, the Chargers endured severe elements that affected all teams and drove up scores. Without senior Liam Purslowe, who has been outstanding for...

Lehman emphasizes the need for charity, humility in classical education
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Lehman emphasizes the need for charity, humility in classical education

Assistant Professor of Education Jeffrey Lehman told students he planned to “begin with the end, put the beginning in the middle, and then end with the middle,” while explaining the virtues of a teacher on March 21 at an event hosted by the Hillsdale College Latin Teacher Program. Lehman started the lecture by explaining the...

First Hillsdale undergrad to earn Ph.D. in Van Andel program presents on Coolidge
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First Hillsdale undergrad to earn Ph.D. in Van Andel program presents on Coolidge

Despite Calvin Coolidge’s reputation for opposing progressive policy, he was actually sympathetic to it, Thomas Tacoma argued at his public lecture last Thursday. Tacoma is Hillsdale College’s first student to earn a Ph.D. in the Van Andel program, who also graduated from the college. In his dissertation, which was the first in the graduate program...

The Tower Light deserves funding, student appreciation
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The Tower Light deserves funding, student appreciation

As the end of the semester nears, the Student Federation begins reviewing budgets for student groups and discussing how they will allocate their money for the next school year. One budget the Federation often has concerns about is the Tower Light, Hillsdale’s student-edited literary magazine. Students may have heard about the size of the Tower...