“Mary B” by Julio Suarez. Courtesy | Julio Suarez I had the privilege of meeting Julio Suarez, chairman and associate professor of art, my first semester at Hillsdale. I wanted to get involved with the art department in some way but I wasn’t entirely sure of how to do so. I saw an opening for...
Year: 2026
‘I was not laughing’: Freshman’s abstract accepted by Brown medical conference
A Hillsdale College freshman was one of 131 international medical students to have her research abstract accepted by Brown University’s eighth Annual Student Neurology & Neurosurgery Research Conference. The results were announced on Nov. 27, 2025. “It was a very mixed feeling,” said Samiksha Yadav, who intends to major in biochemistry. “I was not laughing....
Halter Center to host open competition
The John Halter Shooting Sports Education Center will host the LaPorte Reagan Five-Stand Winter League Jan. 21-Feb. 28 for a second year inside the heated Drummond Five-Stand Building. The league is a sporting clays competition, in which participants shoot clay targets coming from various trajectories from each of the five indoor towers each week. Each...
Philosopher, thespian, outdoorsman: former professor James Stephens dies at 76
James “Jim” Stephens, former professor of philosophy at Hillsdale College, died Dec. 23 at age 76 in Hillsdale. “He was a splendid teacher and a productive and insightful scholar,” Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn said in a statement. “He wanted to teach in a place like this so badly that he actually managed to trade...
TeSlaa shines as rookie with Lions
Courtesy: Detroit Lions Former Hillsdale College football player Isaac TeSlaa turned heads on the Lions, in the NFL, and among many fans this season as a rookie wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, gaining a reputation as a reliable red zone threat and a highlight-producing machine. Despite limited action on offense, TeSlaa finished his rookie...

