Students in the class of 2020 will be the first to complete the new core curriculum in its entirety. The addition of at least four more required courses than mandated for the classes of 2017-2019 complete the plan set in motion more than five years ago that attempts to “more perfectly execute the purposes in...
Author: Breana Noble (Breana Noble)
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Arnn, Spalding propose 1860-style GOP platform
Larry Arnn and Matthew Spalding wrote a shorter, simpler Republican Party platform for presentation before the Republican National Convention in July. Arnn, Hillsdale College’s president, and Spalding, associate vice president and dean of educational programs for the Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, created the platform based on the original 1860...
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Commercial will air on TV Thursday
Hillsdale College’s first television commercial hits home screens Thursday, emphasizing the aspects of its mission statement. The brand-building advertisement with a six-figure budget premiered online Wednesday and will raise awareness of the college, said Matt Schlientz, vice president of marketing. Focusing on freedom, moral virtue, higher learning, and religion, the commercial is meant to leave...
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Women’s tennis prepares for GLIAC swan song
Women’s tennis is preparing for a busy year leading up to Hillsdale College’s transition to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The GLIAC fall season leaves little time to break before the spring GMAC season begins. The Chargers, however, returned to campus Aug. 22 ready to play and stronger together, coach Nikki Walbright said. “Everybody...
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Revised mission statement clarifies Hillsdale College’s Christian affiliation
Hillsdale College altered its mission statement this summer, for the first time since the 1980s, to more clearly reflect its foundations and adherence to Christian principles. President Larry Arnn worked with administrators to rewrite parts of the statement to better reflect the college’s mission in regards to religion, Provost David Whalen said. The final draft...