The first students in Hillsdale College’s new Graduate School of Classical Education have arrived. If all goes well, they’ll earn master’s degrees in the spring of 2024. “I’m incredibly excited about this program because I believe it can be a gold standard for what a graduate program in classical education should be,” Assistant Professor of...
Despite growing up in the volatile world of foster care, Tori Hope Peterson ‘18 beat the odds — she explains how she did it in her new book, “Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care.” “It’s my story,” said Petersen, whose memoir was published Aug. 30. “It’s that story...
Elliot Gaiser ’12 and Garrett West ’15 completed one-year clerkships for Associate Justice Samuel Alito in July. They returned to campus to speak to the Hillsdale College Federalist Society last week. Gaiser graduated from Hillsdale with a double major in political economy and speech studies. During his time at Hillsdale, Gaiser was the Opinions editor...
The college spent $100,000 on fitness equipment for four of its dorms this summer in addition to opening a new facility called the Founders Gym. “We were doing F3: faith, friendship, and fellowship,” Associate Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers said. “We just added one more F: fitness.” During the previous school year, some students noted...
Hillsdale’s admission rate dropped to a record low of 20%, as the college welcomed its most competitive freshmen class in history. The class of 2026 totals 404 students, 11 fewer than last year’s largest ever freshmen class. The incoming class — 204 women and 200 men — represents 44 states, as well as five countries,...