The U.S. Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday in a 52-48 vote, making her the third Supreme Court Justice to be appointed by President Donald Trump. Nathan Schlueter, professor of philosophy and religion and Hillsdale’s pre-law advisor, said he was pleased with the civility of Barrett’s confirmation process. “This process...
The United States Department of Education has parents’ backs, according to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. “I fight for America’s students. I fight for their parents. And I fight against anyone who would have government be the parent to everyone,” DeVos said. “In that troubling scenario, the school building replaces the home, the child becomes...
For the first time in four years, Hillsdale will not be partnering with Passages Israel to take students to the Holy Land this Christmas, due to COVID-19. Passages Israel, sponsored by the Philos Project and the Bible Foundation, subsidizes trips to Israel for college students. It began a partnership with Hillsdale in 2016 as it...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders are no longer legally enforceable, according to a Michigan Supreme Court ruling on Monday. The ruling follows the state Supreme Court’s decision from nearly two weeks ago which established that the law Whitmer used for her emergency powers violates the Michigan Constitution. Justice Stephen Markman, a distinguished visiting professor of...
In their last fall competition, the Hillsdale College Chargers hosted a three-team round-robin invitational on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Chargers individually posted good results in their matches against Tiffin and Walsh, two of Hillsdale’s rivals in the G-MAC. “We wanted to make our presence felt early on and get a feel for the competition,” junior...