Van Zant with his family in Alaska. Courtesy | Jeffrey Van Zant In this Quick Hits, Professor of Biology Jeffrey Van Zant talks grizzly bears, superpowers, and family. Van Zant received his Bachelor of Science in wildlife biology at the University of Montana and his Ph.D. in zoology/animal biology at Auburn University before joining Hillsdale’s...
Courtesy | Unsplash Picking up an instrument and joining a band is one of the best ways to spend time in college. When the semester drags on, making time to learn music or join a band can feel like an extra chore, but it might be exactly what students need. College is the easiest time...
Forester McClatchey ’16 won the third annual First Things Poetry Prize for his poem “Lethe.” McClatchey studied English and art, and contributed to The Collegian. He then received his master’s in poetry at the University of Florida, and has taught at Atlanta Classical Academy for the last 6 years. As a student, teacher, and poet,...
Ron Rash speaks on campus Sept. 8. Courtesy | Adam Robbins New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash lectured students in Plaster Auditorium on the research and philosophy behind his fiction, revealing that he met with an expert on eagle falconry as research for one of his works. Through reading excerpts of his work, a...
A team from the Southern Michigan Bank and Trust won the inaugural Charger Golf Classic, a new event hosted by the Hillsdale athletics department, Aug. 3. Located at the Country Club of Jackson, the event brought donors, friends of the college, and alumni back for a four-person scramble, followed by a dinner and a silent...