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‘Voices together cannot be ignored’
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‘Voices together cannot be ignored’

  When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, a tumultuous campaign season foreshadowed the aggressive “Resistance,” as Wall Street Journal editorialist Kimberley Strassel calls Trump haters in her newest book “Resistance (At All Costs)” released Oct. 15. This “Resistance” movement would violate ethical codes and due process in an attempt to impeach the president....

Women Commissioners hold first Charger Derby fundraiser
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Women Commissioners hold first Charger Derby fundraiser

The track was clear and the weather was fair for the Hillsdale College Women Commissioners inaugural Charger Derby. Held Nov. 2 in the Searle Center, the fundraising event raised roughly $100,000 for student scholarships and attracted 255 guests for an evening of simulated horse racing and a silent auction. The Women Commissioners hosted the virtual derby in...

Barney Charter director, Kilgore, says ‘farewell’
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Barney Charter director, Kilgore, says ‘farewell’

After 10 years as Hillsdale College’s director of the Barney Charter School Initiative, Phil Kilgore is saying farewell.  Kilgore’s interest in working for Hillsdale College started when his oldest child, Aaron Kilgore, attended the college. In 2009, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn approached Kilgore with a plan to found classical charter schools around the nation....

The Washington Nationals’ lesson for Hillsdale
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The Washington Nationals’ lesson for Hillsdale

Last week, Matthew Spalding, professor of Statesmanship and Public Policy, began class at the Kirby Center as he usually did by asking the students if anything important had happened that day. One student mentioned an incident with former Vice President Joe Biden. Another brought up some recent Capitol Hill drama. Spalding, who also serves as...