Jeffes and Assistant Professor of Biology Alison Chomiak. Courtesy | Angie Pytel Madeline Jeffes ’21 has been a teacher since she was 4 years old. “Part of it is being the eldest of three daughters. I was a little bossy as a child. I try not to be bossy in the classroom,” Jeffes said. After...
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‘Politically charged’: WHIP students experience D.C. election season
The WHIP class for the fall 2026 semester. Courtesy | Dorothy Roland Students completing the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program gathered for cookie cake decorated like the U.S. flag and an election watch party Tuesday night. “People knew Republicans were going to lose, but I don’t think they realized it was going to be this bad,” junior...
‘A place of great peace’: alumna operates pilgrim house
The GALA pilgrim house in Assisi, Italy. Courtesy | Micah Leydorf A Hillsdale alumna visited a house for Christian pilgrims in Assisi, Italy, in October 2025. Today, Micah Leydorf ’95 and her husband, Tom Leydorf, own and operate the Gate of Abundant Life Pilgrim House, which they bought in April. “What’s beautiful about our house...
‘Built-in buddy’: Hillsdale students with twins on and off campus
Grace and Liam Brennan at Garden Party. Courtesy | Gianna Lodice In the chaos of college life, a handful of Hillsdale College students have a constant companion to watch their back: their twin. “It’s great having that built-in buddy and best friend,” said Paul Vician-Flechler. Twin brothers Paul and Kenneth Vician-Flechler are seniors. While both are...
Former Hillsdale house mother dies at 100
Bisel and Winter at Widow’s Connecting Point. Courtesy | Lisa Hamilton Hillsdale resident Betty Bisel died Sept. 29 at age 100. She worked at the college for 25 years as the house mother for Simpson Residence and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. “She was so modest, she was that silent loving person,” Lisa Hamilton, Bisel’s niece...




