Lamplighters, the senior women’s honorary on Hillsdale College’s campus, is celebrating the induction of its new eight members at the Honors Ceremony on Saturday. Founded in 1949, Lamplighters was established at Hillsdale to recognize outstanding women and to stand as a counterpart to the men’s honorary, the Mortar Board. The current senior members selected junior...
Hillsdale College’s International Club invites campus to a costume celebration of Purim on Friday at 7 p.m. in Mauck Residence. Purim, a lesser Jewish holiday, commemorates the defeat of Haman’s plot to kill the Jews, according to the Book of Esther. Freshman Shavit Rootman, who was born and raised in Israel and celebrates the holiday...
Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship held its first President’s Day Dinner on Saturday. The dinner, attended by more than 50 faculty members, students, and guests, was meant to engage intellectual conversation about the ideas and principles studied at Hillsdale, Graduate Student Society President Peter Cross said. The evening focused on George Washington,...
Since Hannah Strickland ‘14 started as Hillsdale College’s social media manager two years ago, the college’s social media platforms have grown to reach more than 1.8 million people per month, according to Brad Lowrey, director of digital marketing and social media. Later this year, however, there will be a new operator behind Hillsdale College’s various...
After fundraising last week for 1,844 minutes — about 30 hours — the 1844 Society raised $2,200 from 140 participants. The society’s first fundraising campaign, which started Feb. 16 at noon and ended Friday at 6 p.m., collected money to go toward Ransom Dunn Scholarships for seniors with financial need and attracted the interest of...