Hillsdale’s Debate team won top overall debate team at their first tournament of the season this past weekend at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They competed against universities from as far as New York, Nebraska, and Alabama. Matthew Doggett, debate coach and assistant professor of speech, said “it’s the first tournament of the...
Dear Freshman Rowan, Welcome to Hillsdale College! This is you from the future. I have been a lot of different students. A hard-working student, a poor student, a happy student, a depressed student, a straight-A student, a drop-out. I have attended public school, private school, home school, community college, and college. Here are some lessons...
Downtown Hillsdale’s historic Dawn Theatre celebrated its centennial on Sept. 4. The city held a ceremony outside of City Hall, across the street from the Dawn, to celebrate the start of construction. The Dawn Theatre opened in 1919 as a vaudeville and silent movie house. Since then it has functioned as a theatre, an event...
Homecoming Weekend Successful BLUE DERKIN STAFF WRITER This past weekend, Hillsdale College again welcomed its returning alumni to a mix of sport, pageantry, and fun. Indeed, this year’s Homecoming celebration offered much to those who made the journey back to their alma mater — Central Hall, after being under construction for some time, was...
Hillsdale College is approaching $1 billion in net worth. The college has more than $1 billion in assets and $100 million in liabilities, according to Patrick Flannery, vice president of finance and the treasurer of Hillsdale College. “We have a lot of assets compared to liabilities. It continues to prove that we’re very strong financially,”...