Claire McNally ’22 received a fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi that is only awarded to 54 students entering graduate school each year. Through the fellowship, McNally received a $8,500 scholarship to fund her graduate education at Cornell University, where she is studying genetics, genomics, and development. McNally graduated from Hillsdale in May 2022 with a...
Year: 2022
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Library intern designs Civil War exhibit
A new Civil War exhibit designed by sophomore Natalie Spaudling as part of her summer internship with the Mossey Library is on display in Campbell Lecture Hall located in the Dow Hotel and Conference Center. The exhibit, “Chapter 85: Civil War and Civil Life,” is designed to resemble a chapter from a history textbook. It...
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Alumnae revive SAI chapter
Sigma Alpha Iota is back from the brink of death. The women’s music fraternity has had a home at Hillsdale since 1925. Last semester, members of SAI told the Collegian the chapter planned to disband due to low membership and difficulty recruiting. SAI alumnae found the Collegian story and were shocked by the chapter’s imminent...
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Class of 2026 breaks admissions records as the college’s most competitive class
Hillsdale’s admission rate dropped to a record low of 20%, as the college welcomed its most competitive freshmen class in history. The class of 2026 totals 404 students, 11 fewer than last year’s largest ever freshmen class. The incoming class — 204 women and 200 men — represents 44 states, as well as five countries,...
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Taiwan shows the US how “Getting China Wrong” matters
U.S. foreign policy experts have failed for decades to recognize China’s ambitions to move beyond its status as only a regional power. The latest mobilization of large-scale Chinese military drills in the Taiwan Strait in early August was a resounding signal of Beijing’s intent to reassert control over its sphere of influence. Since President Nixon’s...