This summer, Hillsdale College’s admissions office welcomed five new counselors and staff, all with one common factor: their alumni status. Using their own experiences, alumni in admissions are better equipped to represent Hillsdale and recruit students that are a good fit for the college, said Zack Miller, ’11, senior director of admissions. The new group...
Earlier this August, deep in a beautiful, remote resort on the Peloponnese, Professor of Classics Joseph Garnjobst spent his days diving into the discussion of Greek literature and enjoying scholarly conversation with peers in an intensive course. Despite the obvious attraction that any classically educated student would feel towards such a course, there came one...
“You have been admitted to participate in the ‘Living Greek in Greece’ Program. Admissions this year were extremely competitive, but your application showed a strong background in Greek and a love of humanistic learning,” Joseph Garnjobst, chair of the Hillsdale College Classics Department, read in an acceptance letter addressed to him. “We are looking forward...
Hillsdale College students stand with American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp (right) and his wife, Mercedes (left) at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Elizabeth Laux | Courtesy National Harbor, MD. — “There are only three colleges that I would send my kids, only three in the country, possibly the world,” nationally...
In response to the last week’s snowstorm, A Few Good Men shoveled and plowed both driveways and parking lots to “see the need, meet the need,” despite the 8 inches of snow. They sent out groups of students twice in the past two weeks for to snowfalls that swept through Hillsdale. A Hillsdale College Goal...