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Juniors invited to attend Legacy Dinner next week
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Juniors invited to attend Legacy Dinner next week

The class of 2022 is invited to attend the annual Junior Class Legacy Dinner on April 12 at 6 p.m.  The event, hosted by career services office and the 1844 Society, first began in 2018 and returns after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic last spring.The two-year gap has allowed career services and...

Maintenance versus masks: College asks students to stop putting face masks in wash due to clogging
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Maintenance versus masks: College asks students to stop putting face masks in wash due to clogging

After three face masks clogged the pipes of New Dorm in one day, Hillsdale College maintenance has asked students to stop putting their masks in dorm washing machines.   Alicia Kelley, aide to the director of facilities, emailed house directors and resident assistants last week after several face masks had caused washing and drying machines to...

Brava, Emily: New vocal head ‘thrills’
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Brava, Emily: New vocal head ‘thrills’

The year was 2003. A woman stood in the middle of the stage, shimmering in a floor-length black gown lined with strips of sparking silver. The flute cadenza of the piece faded, the full orchestra slowly crept in, building in speed and sound. Less than 30 seconds of the 17-minute piece remained. Her voice danced...

College swaps Blackboard for Canvas
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College swaps Blackboard for Canvas

Starting in the fall of 2021, Hillsdale College will switch to Instructure Canvas, instead of Blackboard Learn, for online classroom resources, after Blackboard changed its system significantly. Provost Chris VanOrman announced the decision in an email last week, saying that faculty and student focus groups preferred Canvas, due to its consistency and ease of use,...