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A tribute that will last a lifetime: thank you, Christ Chapel construction workers
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A tribute that will last a lifetime: thank you, Christ Chapel construction workers

When the chapel construction workers arrived at the Christ Chapel construction site at Hillsdale College, they knew it would be a project they’d never forget. Mark Shollenberger, construction superintendent, has been in the construction business for 40 years and was working on the project even before construction began. They’re ready to be done with this...

Traditional Chinese medicine: a Beijing summer
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Traditional Chinese medicine: a Beijing summer

Junior Emily Ju has been shaping her understanding of Chinese medicine — and all types of psychology — since the age of 12. This summer, spent at her grandfather Yang Zhixun’s Chinese medical clinic in Beijing, was the intersection of her Hillsdale education and her own psychological perspective. She has something to show for it:...

Churchill prints donated to  college on permanent display
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Churchill prints donated to college on permanent display

For years, Hillsdale College has held Winston Churchill as an embodiment of liberty and justice, and now it honors him with a series of photographs and drawings, located in Mossey Library, the Dow Hotel, and the Searle Center. “We wanted it to be some place on campus for permanent display, and since we have been...

Hillsdale College’s ultra- runners: testing the limits
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Hillsdale College’s ultra- runners: testing the limits

When imagining an ideal diet and workout schedule, many picture green smoothies and protein shakes, cutting down on sugars and carbs, hitting the gym a few times a week, and maybe even the weekly three or four mile walk-and-jog. None of these, however, cut it for senior Karissa McCarthy or Associate Professor of Economics Charles...