Thousands of people packed into the entrance of the Atlanta airport. Lines of people trying to get through security zig-zagged across the floor with no clear beginning or destination. The actual security line snaked around baggage claim and spilled into the airport entrance. The few staff members on hand looked just as stumped and frantic...
Year: 2026
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Let my nephew watch me graduate
Courtesy | Unsplash I am the first woman in my family to earn a college degree. On May 9, I am going to walk across the stage in great part because of the sacrifice of all 20 members of my family. My parents, my siblings, and each of my nieces and nephews have made my...
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The children yearn for the fields
Detasselers work around 70 hours a week for four weeks of the summer. Courtesy | iStock Dawn had not yet broken at 4:45 a.m., but then-12-year-old Claire Pipher jumped out of bed. Pulling on layers of neon clothing and beat-up tennis shoes, she grabbed her lunch box. She was not headed to school: It was...
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Ranked teams steal Charger wins
Sophomore Alex Cordero kneels down to hit ball against Tiffin University. Courtesy | Kenneth Gaudet The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team dropped two matches at home over the weekend, falling 4-1 to No. 45 ranked University of Findlay and 6-1 to No. 20 ranked Tiffin University, falling to 0-3 in conference play and 5-8 on...
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Spalding becomes fifth Hillsdale professor in a decade to receive ISI award
Matthew Spalding, professor in constitutional government and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C. won the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s Paolucci prize for this year’s best conservative book, marking the the fifth time in a decade a Hillsdale professor or fellow has received the award. Spalding’s book, “The Making of the...