There are 76 active cases of COVID-19 on campus, up from 20 positive cases last week, the most Hillsdale has seen since returning to school in August. As of Wednesday morning, 179 individuals are in contact isolation, 38 of whom are exhibiting possible COVID-19 symptoms as they await test results. As of Wednesday, Chief Administrative...
Hillsdale graduate students in Washington, D.C., welcomed a new visiting professor this fall, Lucas Morel, to teach on the life and statesmanship of Frederick Douglass. Morel, the John K. Boardman Jr. professor of politics at Washington and Lee University, is currently teaching a one-credit intensive course on Douglass for Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby Jr....
The Hillsdale College Jazz Ensemble’s Big Band & Little Big Band performance scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 has been canceled due to COVID-19, according to Director of Jazz Ensembles Chris McCourry. The annual concert was set to feature three bands: the Hillsdale College Jazz Band, the Little Big Band, and the Last Minute. According to...
Without any sort of business sign, it’s easy to mistake the stately, Victorian house situated on the corner of South Manning Street as just another one of Hillsdale’s many historic homes. The house, however, is one of Hillsdale’s best kept secrets—the Rose Corner Inn. Michigan natives Donald and Catherine Hernandez established the Rose Corner Inn,...
In 2014, the death of an African American teenager sparked a cultural uprising. This past October, Amazon attempted to block the release of Shelby Steele’s documentary, “What Killed Michael Brown?” which seeks to retell this story and show the power of media narratives. The Dow Journalism Program will be screening Steele’s documentary, “What Killed Michael...