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College names Chris Rufo as distinguished fellow
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College names Chris Rufo as distinguished fellow

Journalist Chris Rufo joined Hillsdale College as a distinguished fellow on Oct. 4. Rufo is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal. He is the author of “America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything,” which made the New York Times Bestseller List after its release in...

McCarthy ouster serves Democrats
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McCarthy ouster serves Democrats

The eight House Republicans who voted to end Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership played directly into the hands of Democrats. Eight Republicans joined with House Democrats Tuesday to make McCarthy the first speaker in U.S. history to be voted out of office by members of his own party. These include representatives Andy Biggs of Arizona, Ken...

Free speech group gives Hillsdale warning status
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Free speech group gives Hillsdale warning status

Students rank Hillsdale College high for its commitment to free speech, but a national civil liberties group still deemed it a “warning school” in its annual college free speech rankings. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, surveys students at more than 250 colleges and universities each year on questions of free speech....

Calli Townsend Newberry
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‘Animated by faith’: Alumna Calli Townsend Newberry ’21 dies in car accident

Calli Townsend Newberry ’21 died Tuesday, June 6, from injuries sustained in a car accident.  Newberry, 24, was a wife, mother, sports journalist, and runner. While at Hillsdale College, she participated in track and field and served as The Collegian’s sports editor. But above all, her friends, professors, and coaches remember her for the vibrant...

Hillsdale students should celebrate Black History Month
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Hillsdale students should celebrate Black History Month

Hillsdale students should celebrate Black History Month. Courtesy | Flickr Hillsdale College’s values are consistent with those of Black History Month, yet the College Democrats were the only group on campus to take notice of the occasion in 2022.  If Hillsdale students truly believe that the American founding principles of liberty and equality are exceptional,...