When Visiting Professor of Chemistry Mardi Billman first came to Hillsdale College, she said it was the atmosphere of the liberal arts that appealed to her the most. “It’s education for the sake of knowing things,” Billman said. “Not to say that the goal isn’t to find something to do after college, but there is...
Seniors Bilyana Petkova and Sheldon Saccoman placed first and third respectively for their oral presentations at the biology honorary’s district convention Saturday at Mt. Union University in Alliance, Ohio. Petkova earned the Brooks Award, the highest honor at the Beta Beta Beta 4-NE District Convention for presenting her research on oral bacteria that could prevent...
A group of concerned citizens gathers for a Constitution class in Volume One Bookstore in downtown Hillsdale every Tuesday night. They shuffle in around 7:30 p.m. and help themselves to fresh coffee and friendly community — owner Richard Wunsch’s cat even hangs around for the lesson. The group follows a Hillsdale Justice Project weekly meeting...
Hillsdale College seniors Sheldon Saccoman and Bilyana Petkova will present the results of their research projects Saturday at the Beta Beta Beta NE-4 District Convention in Alliance, Ohio. Petkova is presenting her research on an oral bacteria that could prevent tooth decay, and Saccoman will present his research on a potentially dangerous ingredient in weed...
Hermann McCall ’78 will become the executive director for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Services Agency in late April. McCall is leaving his position of 14 years as director of the Juvenile Justice Programs, a segment of the CSA, to relieve Steve Yager, who retiring after 30 years as the executive...