The Templeton Foundation has offered Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ian Church a grant totaling just under $2.5 million to fund a three-year project titled “ Launching Experimental Philosophy of Religion.” “I believe this is the biggest research grant the college has ever seen,” Church said. “I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that this project...
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Hillsdale residents pen letter demanding resignation of two city council members over Jan. 6 D.C. protest attendance
Correction: An earlier version stated seven residents signed the letter, this has been updated to state that the actual number is around 30 Two Hillsdale city council members and a Tax Increment Financing Authority board member are facing calls to resign after attending the Jan. 6 march in Washington, D.C., that turned violent inside the...
Men’s Tennis: International players wait on the sideline
When senior Ivanhoe Lissanevitch returned home to Nepal in March, he thought it would be a temporary break from playing college tennis stateside. By August, he was unable to return to the United States, missing the fall season with no more certainty the situation would improve when he needs to come back in January. In...
College weathers COVID-19 pandemic to end of semester
Hillsdale College is preparing a legal case to defend its constitutional right to have in-person instruction should state officials attempt to extend the current prohibition into the spring semester, said a statement from the college on Wednesday. “In-person instruction is a precious thing,” the statement said. “Education at its best is impossible without it. The...
Students organize Lansing protest to ‘strike down the shutdown’
As Hillsdale College transitioned to online classes to comply with an order from Michigan’s health department, about 35 Hillsdale students traveled to the state capitol on Nov. 20 to protest the regulation. Seniors Michaela Stiles and Averi Bott, along with sophomore Nick Treglia, organized a “Strike Down the Shutdown” movement that led to the rally...




