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Career Services to hold 4th annual job fair
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Career Services to hold 4th annual job fair

Students will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential employers at the fourth annual all-campus job fair hosted by Career Services. The fair is set for Friday, September 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Searle Center. The job fair is a way for Career Services to market Hillsdale students to employers,...

On finding American spirit in Italy
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On finding American spirit in Italy

As I entered a crowded train in Genoa, Italy this August, I briefly met a pair of dark eyes. In a sea of huge suitcases and bulging duffel bags, this girl was only carrying a small, stuffed drawstring backpack. My friend Aaron and I had already spent two weeks in Spain and Italy. We were...

Custom-made interdisciplinary  majors attracting students
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Custom-made interdisciplinary majors attracting students

Elizabeth James ’19, said she wasn’t expecting the question Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn asked her as they shook hands on the commencement ceremony stage.   “Are you the one who started all this?”   She was the sole recipient of an international affairs degree last May. Being the only graduate called for the major she created...

Charger Chatter: Adam Wier
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Charger Chatter: Adam Wier

Tell me a little about yourself. I’m from Lexington, Kentucky. I have three older brothers, so I’m the youngest – the baby of the family. I went to a private high school and I started running when I was a freshman in high school, and I’ve done that ever since. All my brothers went there...

Hillsdale High School students use biology project to make the switch from plastic to paper straws
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Hillsdale High School students use biology project to make the switch from plastic to paper straws

Inspired by the research and initiative of two students, Hillsdale High School has replaced plastic straws with paper straws. At the end of the 2019 spring semester, science teacher Kraig Putnam required his students to research and devise a solution to an environmental issue impacting Michigan for their final biology project. He also encouraged them...