Local nonprofits are gearing up for this year’s Giving Tuesday, a global movement that encourages generosity and giving. Domestic Harmony and Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center are just a few of the many local nonprofit groups that will participate in the Great Give on Nov. 28, an event hosted by the Hillsdale County Community Foundation....
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‘Hillsdale Student, American Hero’ to premiere Wednesday in Plaster
Six Hillsdale students will present their documentary on Hillsdale alumna and renowned codebreaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 in Plaster Auditorium. Friedman, who graduated from Hillsdale in 1915, worked as a codebreaker during both world wars. The movie is this semester’s group project for the documentary filmmaking course, taught by instructor...
Three Hillsdale-affiliated charter schools in Tennessee no longer to open
American Classical Education, a K-12 charter school management organization affiliated with Hillsdale College, withdrew its applications for three new schools it hoped to open in Tennessee. Emily Stack Davis, executive director of media and public relations at Hillsdale, said Hillsdale’s mission to further classical educational opportunities has made it the object of opposition from the...
Composer to premiere song for Choral Evensong
The Hillsdale College Chamber Choir will perform a Choral Evensong service commissioned by the college and composed by Andrew Maxfield Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. “I’m excited that this is ours and it is written specifically for Christ Chapel,” said James Holleman, professor of music. “It meets Dr. Arnn’s vision of music...
State, county prepare for abortion vote
Abortion is on the Michigan ballot in November, and both sides are gearing up for a political fight. Michigan Proposal 3, also called the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, is an amendment that will change the state constitution. The amendment claims to “establish [a] new individual right to reproductive freedom” and would allow the state...




