Professor of Philosophy Donald Turner was honored by Hillsdale College faculty March 3 after he resigned due to the development of cancer. Collegian Archives | Courtesy College faculty gathered March 3 to honor Donald Turner, professor of philosophy, for his 18 years of teaching and service. Turner officially retired at the end of February due...
Michigan’s minimum wage increased to $8.50 per hour Jan. 1. Wikimedia Commons | Courtesy Effective Jan. 1, 2016, the Michigan minimum wage raised from $8.15 per hour to $8.50 per hour, causing the college to change certain pay incentives for student workers. Before now, supervisors could increase students’ wages by 10 cents per semester as...
When you walk into the Hillsdale Community Library on the third Tuesday of any given month, you’ll find as many as a dozen teens and adults gathered around tables with cardstock coloring pages and colored pencils engaging in one of the latest fads: adult coloring. The Color Café began more than a year ago under...
70 percent of felonies get reduced to misdemeanors or dismissed None of the 801 felonies issued in Hillsdale County in the past two years made it to jury trial. According to Circuit Court Judge Michael Smith, seven out of every 10 people charged with felonies have their charges dismissed or reduced to a misdemeanor, which...
Hebrew letters, which students are learning in Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart’s informal class on the Hebrew alphabet at her home. Wikimedia Commons | Courtesy Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart has invited 15 students to study the Hebrew alphabet at her home in downtown Hillsdale on Sundays. At the beginning of the semester,...