Mark and Christy Maier graduated from Hillsdale in 1998 and married that summer. Courtesy | Mark Maier In this Quick Hits interview, Associate Provost Mark Maier ’98 discusses Hillsdale culture, telepathy, and the “cult of Christy Maier.” How many times a day do you walk with purpose from Moss to Delp? However many times it...
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They started with Vespers in a barn. Now they’re building a second convent.
The sisters start their day with a 5:30 a.m. holy hour. Courtesy | Instagram When four religious sisters set out to found a Dominican congregation in 1996, they lived in a renovated barn with a former horse stall for a chapel. Now based only 90 minutes away from Hillsdale in Ann Arbor, Michigan, their congregation...
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Christ arose. Hillsdale never slept.
Students celebrate Easter with a bonfire at the off-campus house Boondocks. Courtesy | Elaine Kutas It’s 4 o’clock in the morning, but the celebrations haven’t slowed down. Easter in Hillsdale is an all-night affair. Students who stay on campus celebrate the Resurrection in full-force — often attending multiple church services during Holy Week leading up...
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‘No Lone Wolves’: Meet Hillsdale’s Marine candidates
Amid bear crawls, arduous marches, and endless pushups directed by screaming instructors at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, the only thing that came to senior Jihye Kim’s mind was to pray and recite Bible verses. “It was so hot that the floor was slick with sweat,” Kim said. “I was just like,...
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Quick Hits with Benjamin Beier
Benjamin Beier with his wife Emily and their children Anna, Henry, Genevieve, and Moira. Courtesy | Benjamin Beier In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of Education Benjamin Beier talks Kansas City sports, literature, and parenting his four children. How has having children changed you? I get a lot less sleep. My children teach me things...