As Hillsdale-area farmers and producers try to navigate the economic impact of Michigan’s shutdown, they are looking for ways to weather the COVID-19 pandemic until things return to normal. Local producers are getting hit in a variety of ways as a result of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home orders. Limitations placed on businesses and social distancing...
While campus remains closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the springtime tradition of convocation at Hillsdale College continued, albeit in a near-empty Christ Chapel and streamed live online. During the livestream, held at 11 a.m. on April 23, College President Larry Arnn addressed the current state of the college in this unprecedented time. Arnn noted...
Only four weeks ago, I was relaxing in a cabin in Tennessee, reading children’s literature for a class. It was a normal spring break, and while I was enjoying the time with my family, I was also ready to see my college housemates again. But that’s when I first heard we wouldn’t be coming back,...
With the campus closed and in-person classes suspended for the remainder of the semester, Hillsdale College officials are working on plans for commencement and when students may return to gather their things. Due to the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as state-specific travel restrictions, the college decided to continue online-only instruction, Hillsdale...
Hillsdale College students will not be able to resume in-person classes until April 20, the college announced Monday due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. While the college originally planned to bring students back to campus by March 30, Provost Christopher VanOrman announced Monday that the college would not have them return for about another month,...