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Don Brubacher retires after 15 years as athletic director

Hillsdale Director of Athletics Don Brubacher will retire June 30, 2023 after 15 years in the role. “He has made great hires in the different sports, shown in the success many of our sports have had in recent years,” Chris Gravel, volleyball head coach,  said. “He has also been a great advocate for the advancement...

Assistant Professor of Art Christina Chakalova at the Art History Museum in Toledo, OH
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New Art Professor Joins Faculty

After living in Austria for more than a decade, Assistant Professor of Art Christina Chakalova has made Hillsdale her new home.  Chakalova, who earned her Ph.D. at Rutgers University in 2021, replaced Barbara Bushey as the new art history professor following Bushey’s retirement last spring.  “This is my dream job,” Chakalova said. “I started off...

You can’t live with them or go to college without them
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You can’t live with them or go to college without them

Students with parents and siblings in town and on campus relate their unique Hillsdale experience. There are a lot of things students can bring to college to make it feel more like home: bedding, clothes, decor, food, books. Some people even bring their parents. “Having my parents move to Hillsdale during my freshman year was...

Moore group shares a perspective on hiring alumni
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Moore group shares a perspective on hiring alumni

Graduates from Hillsdale’s class of 2021 have found success at companies and organizations like the Mayo Clinic, The Wall Street Journal, and the U.S. Senate, not to mention Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Fox. But what is it about the alumni of a small liberal arts college in rural Michigan that stand out so much to...

Freshman yo-yos his way to TikTok fame
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Freshman yo-yos his way to TikTok fame

Many TikTok stars stick to dancing and lip-syncing, but freshman Gavin Hubner has found his niche on the platform: yo-yoing.  Hubner has more than 80,000 followers on TikTok, where he regularly posts short videos performing yo-yo tricks to the beats of different songs.  “I started the account in April, but I only really started making...