In late February, Hillsdale College will begin its fifth online course: American Heritage. The online courses project, started as an educational and outreach program intended to involve friends of the school, began in late 2011 as a lecture series on the Constitution by President Larry Arnn. Since then, the college has put together online classes...
Hillsdale College athletes have the highest student-athlete on-time graduation rate of Michigan NCAA Division II colleges, according to data of college’s Academic Success Rates (ASR) from 2002-2005, released by the NCAA last month. Hillsdale saw an overall decline in ASR from 2004 to 2005, decreasing from 93 to 90. Hillsdale has an ASR score of...
Ho, ho, ho! Merry holiday! Each holiday season, it seems that more and more public locations are putting up “holiday trees,” instead of Christmas trees. Unsurprisingly, there is no visual difference between the two decorations; only the name differs. Last year, Republican Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee proclaimed that the state’s Christmas tree would be...
Due to concerns for student and faculty safety, the administration will install bollards, short metal poles, at driveway entrances to campus sidewalks. The barriers are intended to make clear that vehicular access to the service drives are restricted to authorized personnel only, who will still be able to access the drives by driving around the...
The door opens to a warm haven plastered with car-racing paraphernalia and smelling of deep-fried, home-style meals. Lisa Slade, owner of the small-town Hillsdale diner The Finish Line, glows as she greets the regular customers at their tables and new customers who are just passing through. Beginning in 1977, Slade was a night waitress at...