Most Hillsdale College students are plenty familiar with Dean of Men Aaron Petersen. His care for the students of the college is unrivaled as he aims to “guide young men into adulthood and through the trials and joys of college life.” Hillsdale College recruited Peterson in the 90s from Catholic Central High School in Grand...
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Hillsdale graduate builds education in rural Kenya
At 10 a.m., the road stretched out dusty and hot. She sat in the heat of the African sun and watched him walk to school with the tuition his mother had managed to scrounge together. It wasn’t enough; it was all the money they had to spend on clothes and other necessities. The little boy’s...
Alumni Jon and Lindsey Church in second year of mock trial coaching
Despite working full-time jobs as classical school teachers and living hours away from campus, Hillsdale mock trial coaches Jon and Lindsey Church drive to campus from Detroit about twice a week to lead the mock trial program. Both Jon and Lindsey attended Hillsdale, graduating in 2017. Both minored in classical education and served as GOAL...
Economics professor goes the distance in ultramarathons
Running a distance longer than 26.2 miles may seem impossible to the average person. For Charles Steele, however, it’s his idea of fun. Steele, an associate professor of economics and the Herman A. and Suzanne S. Dettwiler chair in economics, is an ultrarunner. He competes in ultra marathons, races longer than the 26.2 miles of...
Prayer warriors on a trek across America stop at Hillsdale
Two thousand miles into their nearly 6,000-mile prayer walk across America, Lyn and Darrol Hanush took a slight detour up Baw Beese trail on Tuesday, snapping a selfie in front of the eagle statue at the Hillsdale College campus entrance and adding an entry to their daily blog. “I get Imprimis and read it and...




