Radio Free Hillsdale WRFH 101.7 FM received its first three awards ever from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters on Jan. 25, after its first year with student content on the air. Of the eight categories, WRFH earned first place in daily newscast/news feature and on-air personality or team, beating out larger schools with longer establish...
The Churchill craze is creeping beyond Hillsdale College’s campus. Stories of the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were trending earlier this week, as College President Larry Arnn’s most recent book surged on Amazon’s bestseller lists. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also announced the Churchill-centric film, “Darkest Hour,” was nominated for several...
When senior Hans Noyes returned home, he asked his family’s Amazon Echo smart speaker the question he had explored for his project in the Public History course: Is Hillsdale College a Christian school? “No,” the robot voice named Alexa responded. “If I had done that sooner, I would have saved a lot of time,” Noyes...
Five college accreditors will visit Hillsdale College’s campus Monday through Wednesday, as a part of the school’s decennial reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission. The review marks the end of Hillsdale’s first year on what the HLC calls its Open Pathway, a 10-year accreditation process. The organization assesses Hillsdale for quality assurance, institutional advancement,...
Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM received five finalist spots from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for its 2017 college-level awards. For its inaugural year on the air, the IBS recognized Hillsdale College’s radio station for five of its more than 20 submissions. Finalists were in the top 10 percent of entries. The national competition received four...