Retirement is not the end of the road, it is the beginning of the open highway—a popular, unattributed quote reads. For Tom Conner, recently retired professor of history, this open highway turned out to be a quite familiar, well-traversed one. After officially retiring in August from 37 years as chair of military history at Hillsdale...
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‘The Last Full Measure’: Freshman turns radio series into self-published book
Freshman Carter McNish walked along the same trenches where Hillsdale students won medals of honor for fighting in the Civil War. Looking at Hillsdale College’s Civil War Monument, McNish read the names of those Hillsdale students who lost their lives serving as soldiers in the Civil War and decided that he ought to tell their...
From pursuing the good to teaching it
As the spring semester nears its end, current Hillsdale seniors are exploring post-graduation career options. Like many graduates before them, a large number of the 2021 graduating class are considering teaching as their career paths. According to the First Destination Survey issued by Career Services, 16% of the graduates from the class of 2020 reported...
The man behind the milk: dob takes spring spirit week by storm
Muddy Waters Stadium erupted into emphatic chants as Dob Kinz chugged a gallon of chocolate milk in the middle of the field. “Dob! Dob! Dob!” rang out across the stadium following an energetic Mock Rock performance given by the now-notorious Team Dob. Last week, Team Dob stole the hearts of spectators during Spirit Week events...
QUICK HITS: Donald Fox
What is one trend from your teenage years you wish would come back? None. It was the 80s, man. Painful times. It was a time of parachute pants, mullets, and leg warmers. Can’t think of a single trend. If you could spend one day in the life of any fictional character, who would you choose?...




