As a student, Hadiah Ritchey ’20 was involved in 15 different clubs, honoraries, and jobs over her four years at Hillsdale College. Now she’s returned to her alma mater as a staff member and it seems old habits die hard. In addition to serving as house director for New Dorm, Ritchey works full-time for career...
Just three days after the 1776 Commission released its report on “patriotic education,” President Joe Biden has dissolved the committee, according to the Hill. Established last year by former President Donald Trump, the panel was chaired by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn. Its executive director was Hillsdale in D.C. Vice President Matthew Spalding. “The 1776...
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn and Matthew Spalding, vice president of Hillsdale’s Washington operations, will produce a report on “patriotic education” as members of a new presidential panel. President Trump announced the appointment of Arnn as chairman of the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission and Spalding as its executive director on Dec. 18. Spalding said he...
Hillsdale College’s history department will gain a prestigious new faculty member next fall: Wilfred M. McClay. Currently the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma, McClay will make the move to Hillsdale following the end of the spring 2021 semester. “My experience with Hillsdale is of an...
The Hillsdale College Politics Department is hosting its first-ever essay competition, the Robert H. and Susan M. Rewoldt Essay Contest in Politics. Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to submit essays with a maximum word count of 1,500 words on the topic of “Socialism and the Challenge it Poses to Freedom.” The first-place winner...