Pearson and his grandchildren, from left to right: Grant Pearson, Sydney Becker, and Hunter Pearson. Courtesy | Heidi Becker John Ervin Pearson, a former member of Hillsdale’s board of trustees, died Aug. 30 at age 75 after a 10-year battle with prostate cancer. “He was a very loving, generous man who loved his family very...
Emmy poses with her father, Hal Sigtryggsson, at her high school graduation in 2022. Courtesy | Spencer Sigtryggsson Legacy Board establishes scholarship in her name The 2026 senior class gift will honor the memory of Emerson “Emmy” Sigtryggsson by establishing a scholarship in her name, the Legacy Board announced Sept. 11. “When we were asked...
McMahon shakes hands with Hillsdale Academy kindergartener MacKenzie Thorne. Courtesy | Roger Hart Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said Hillsdale College is a model for recovering higher education during a speech in Plaster Auditorium Monday. “Let’s make them more like Hillsdale,” McMahon said. “We all love Hillsdale, but one school shouldn’t have a monopoly on...
Kathryn Bassette, Heidi Yacoubian, and Michelle Bailey on the Sea of Galilee during the Passages trip in 2019. Courtesy | Heidi Yacoubian Visiting Israel will enrich the faith of students and give them the chance to experience Israeli culture, said Hillsdale professors at an event to promote a college trip over Christmas break. In the...
Kirk and Arnn pose for a photo at a Hillsdale event in Phoenix, Arizona, in February. Courtesy | Austin Thomason Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff mourned Charlie Kirk at a prayer vigil in Christ Chapel Wednesday night. Almost every pew was full as attendees recited psalms, sang hymns, and joined together to pray the...