Schaerer created an app to help students study effectively. Courtesy | Hillsdale Directory A Hillsdale alumnus turned his passion for memorizing scripture into an app that students can use for studying. William Schaerer ’16 created the app Swiftlit after using an online randomization tool to aid in memorizing out of order. “I used to use...
Peyrebrune began playing the violin at age 5 and switched to viola at 14. Courtesy | Julia Peyrebrune Sophomore Julia Peyrebrune is the first woman to get into Hillsdale’s Joy String Quartet, a scholarship-based ensemble founded in 2022 in Hillsdale’s music department. Peyrebrune is joining a long line of professional musicians in her family, including...
Kevin Pynes is a senior from Lincoln, Nebraska and is pursuing an English major and a German minor. He was a Simpson Residence resident assistant for two years, currently serves as head of the Douglas H. Hawkins Writing Center, and is involved in theater. He most recently played the role of Amos Calloway in the...
Shrauben’s favorite animal in fourth grade was a panda. Courtesy | Alex Schrauben Alex Scrauben is a senior English major from Goodrich, Michigan. She serves as a member of the Student Ministry Board and was a New Dorm RA for two years. What’s a fun fact about you? I have dwarf thumbs. They are very...
When yoga instructor Leah Novak steps into the studio at Hillsdale College, peace seems to follow her. Her voice is soft, yet commands a room, and her gaze is bright and hopeful. You wouldn’t know she had lost her infant son to a rare birth defect or grown up watching her mother fray from decades-old...