After a summer of prayerful preparation, Hillsdale’s student-led religious organizations set out into a new academic year with a task of biblical proportions: helping overstressed students learn to flourish spiritually. Senior Anna Gjerde remembers upperclassmen encouraging her to engage with Lutheran Society as a freshman. Now as president of the society, she strives to do...
A new family recreation center called The Well will open on Oct. 1 in Hillsdale. Formerly the Hillsdale Stadium Roller Rink, the Carleton Road facility will undergo a complete transformation, according to financial advisor and 2010 Hillsdale College alumnus Matthew Patillo. “My wife and I purchased a roller skating rink,” Patillo said. “We are repurposing...
Three Hillsdale students placed as radio finalists for the national College Broadcasters Inc. Awards on Aug. 26. “For CBI, this matches the highest number of finalists the station ever has had,” said Scot Bertram, General Manager at WRFH 101.7 FM. Finalists, Rachel Kookogey ‘22, senior Josh Barker, and sophomore Lauren Smith placed in the top...
Hillsdale’s admission rate dropped to a record low of 20%, as the college welcomed its most competitive freshmen class in history. The class of 2026 totals 404 students, 11 fewer than last year’s largest ever freshmen class. The incoming class — 204 women and 200 men — represents 44 states, as well as five countries,...
The Hillsdale education department revised its early childhood education minor for the fall of 2022, focusing primarily on the history and philosophy of education. Hillsdale College has a long history of training teachers, according to head of the early childhood education minor and director of the Mary Randall Preschool, Sonja Bindus. Bindus said the goal...