Hillsdale College made a strong showing at the White House Conference on American History last week. The event, which took place on Constitution Day, was not only a celebration of the document’s 233rd birthday, but a meeting to address the Trump administration’s concerns that public schools are teaching history from an anti-American perspective. Held in...
Author: Madeline Peltzer (Madeline Peltzer)
Campus should do more to recognize Constitution Day
It’s Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Today marks the 233rd birthday of the United States Constitution. But you might not know it, because on campus, Hillsdale College barely makes a passing reference to the occasion. That needs to change. Hillsdale should observe Constitution Day as an official holiday. Last week, while students at colleges across America...
New GOAL Program melds military experience with mentorship
Victoria Schmidt knows how much it means to a child when an older kid takes an interest in them. As a young cadet in her local Civil Air Patrol, CAP, squadron, she received mentorship from the older members in her program that made a lasting impact on her life. Now, as the founder of the...
Q&A: Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a military historian, and a visiting professor at Hillsdale College. His latest book is “The Case for Trump.” He gave a lecture at Hillsdale College on Wednesday titled “Plague, Panic, and Protests—The Weird Election Year of 2020.” The past few months...
Fostering the Good: Alumna starts Hillsdale College scholarship for former foster youth
If you ask Tori Petersen ‘18 what Bible verse guides her life, she’ll tell you it’s John 13:33-35, the passage about loving one another as Jesus loves us. “I want people to know my love for Jesus and I want people to be drawn to Him because they see what His love drives me and...




