Once again, the incoming freshmen are the highest-performing class in Hillsdale College history. On paper, the Class of 2023 has the strongest academic profile, according to the Admissions Department’s preliminary numbers. The freshmen — 186 men and 178 women — have an average high school GPA of 3.91, up from last year’s 3.89. Their average...
Author: Rachel Kookogey (Rachel Kookogey)
‘He may have lost his sight, but he has not lost his vision’: Sajak, Arnn, Higley honor retiring Chairman Brodbeck
“When the history of this school is finally written, these will be the golden years. And we have President Arnn and Chairman Brodbeck to thank for that,” said Pat Sajak, Vice Chairman of the Hillsdale College Board of Trustees. Last Friday, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn and his wife, Penny Arnn, honored the retiring Chairman...
Third annual Beer and Wine festival to raise funds for fairground maintenance
The Hillsdale County Fair and County National Bank will host the third annual Beer and Wine Festival as a fundraiser for the Hillsdale County Fair. The event will be held at the fairgrounds on Saturday, May 4, from 3-8 p.m. and is open to everyone 21 or older. There will be about 75 brands of...
First Hillsdale undergrad to earn Ph.D. in Van Andel program presents on Coolidge
Despite Calvin Coolidge’s reputation for opposing progressive policy, he was actually sympathetic to it, Thomas Tacoma argued at his public lecture last Thursday. Tacoma is Hillsdale College’s first student to earn a Ph.D. in the Van Andel program, who also graduated from the college. In his dissertation, which was the first in the graduate program...
College starts new podcast to promote school mission
The Hillsdale College Marketing Department and WRFH 101.7 FM, Hillsdale College’s student-run radio station, have partnered to produce a weekly podcast called “Radio Free Hillsdale Hour.” The show currently airs on about ten radio stations in Michigan, and the podcast can be found on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Play. The show airs weekly, and the...




