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Joey Brenner named GMAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Joey Brenner named GMAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

A starting long snapper on the football team and pre-med student graduating with a 3.92 GPA, Joey Brenner ‘20 found success at Hillsdale College. The Great Midwest Athletic Conference honored him for that achievement this summer.  Brenner was named the GMAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2020-21 in June. The GMAC picks one student-athlete...

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Jordan Peterson should be the 2022 commencement speaker

The senior class should invite Jordan Peterson to deliver the college’s commencement address in May. For a school that studies the classic tradition while fighting for freedom in modern politics, Peterson is an excellent fit. A public intellectual and clinical psychologist, he speaks on eternal truths and classic texts, and applies their lessons to today’s...

Alert: Fatal Hit and Run Suspect Identified
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Alert: Fatal Hit and Run Suspect Identified

The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the suspect in an Aug. 21 fatal hit-and-run accident, and is asking for the public’s help to locate him.  Police are searching for Dylan Lee Jones, 24, on a felony warrant with two counts: reckless driving causing death, and failure to stop at the scene...

Hillsdale professor receives prestigious Bradley Prize
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Hillsdale professor receives prestigious Bradley Prize

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation recently awarded the prestigious 2021 Bradley Prize to one of Hillsdale College’s own.  Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale’s Kirby Center in Washington, D.C., is among the three winners of the Milwaukee-based foundation’s annual prize. The group recognizes people who “make significant contributions to the freedom movement,” according...