Imprimis reached over three million subscribers for its January issue.
Breana Noble | Collegian
Hillsdale College’s monthly speech digest, Imprimis, now has a print circulation of over three million, the college announced earlier this month. The free publication has more subscribers than both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, which each reach just over 2 million readers in print.
Vice President for External Affairs Douglas Jeffrey said Hillsdale’s recent outreach programs — such as the Kirby Center in Washington, D.C.; the online learning program; and the college’s charter school initiative — have bolstered public interest in the college and, by extension, Imprimis.
“This accelerated increase reflects the expanded outreach efforts of the college,” Jeffrey said.
Hillsdale founded Imprimis in 1972 to keep alumni and friends of the college informed and connected to the school. The digest hit one million subscribers 28 years later in 2000.
“For almost 45 years now, our college has offered Imprimis free of charge as an extension of our educational efforts on behalf of liberty,” President Larry Arnn said. “These efforts are even more vital today than when Imprimis was launched in 1972.”
Jeffrey said the success of Imprimis also owed much to the community fostered on Hillsdale’s campus.
“We are grateful to the entire college community,” he said, “and we hope they share our pride in reaching this milestone.”
