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English professor retires one week after suffering stroke
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English professor retires one week after suffering stroke

After he suffered a stroke in class on Sept. 2, Professor of English Michael Jordan announced a week later he would retire the next day. A mainstay of the English department for the past 29 years, Jordan first joined Hillsdale’s faculty in 1991 as an assistant professor. After being promoted to associate professor, Jordan became...

‘Counseling is a partnership’: Hillsdale hires new counselors, encourages students to seek help
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‘Counseling is a partnership’: Hillsdale hires new counselors, encourages students to seek help

The coronavirus pandemic has ignited a national mental health crisis, but Hillsdale College’s Ambler Health and Wellness Center is equipped to help students face new and old challenges. The Health Center strives to bolster Hillsdale’s community by providing counseling services at no cost to students, faculty, and staff. The center offers 115 hours of counseling...

Campus should do more to recognize Constitution Day
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Campus should do more to recognize Constitution Day

It’s Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Today marks the 233rd birthday of the United States Constitution. But you might not know it, because on campus, Hillsdale College barely makes a passing reference to the occasion. That needs to change. Hillsdale should observe Constitution Day as an official holiday. Last week, while students at colleges across America...

College reports one COVID-19 case
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College reports one COVID-19 case

For the first time since in-person classes started three weeks ago, a student has tested positive for COVID-19, Hillsdale College reported Wednesday. More than two dozen students are now in quarantine, in an effort to prevent the disease from spreading. “To keep our campus safe and healthy, we strongly encourage our students to keep any...

Hodshire appointed as interim sheriff, will be sworn in Sept. 21
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Hodshire appointed as interim sheriff, will be sworn in Sept. 21

The Hillsdale County Statutory Committee appointed Scott Hodshire as interim sheriff on Monday, Sept. 14. Hodshire, who won the Republican Party’s nomination for Hillsdale County Sheriff in last month’s primary election, will be sworn in as interim sheriff on Sept. 21, following the resignation of acting sheriff Carl Albright. Nathan Lambright will serve as Hodshire’s...