Hillsdale College’s registration software of 18 years, WebAdvisor, is serving students and employees in its last academic school year. In the fall, students, professors, and employees will all switch to a new software system that will replace WebAdvisor. Information Systems Manager Kevin Mauer said the system linked to WebAdvisor is shutting down, taking WebAdvisor with...
Beth Roehrig once altered 150 prom dresses in six weeks. She started sewing when she was 8 years old but never took formal sewing lessons. She now runs a business in downtown Hillsdale called Xpress Sewing. “I have always been fascinated by sewing,” Roehrig said. “When I was eight years old, I asked for a...
A supposedly satanic Metaverse ad, a CIA agent disguised as a Hillsdale College student, and nefarious AIDS vaccine experiments were among some conspiracy theories a few Hillsdale students were bold enough to recently share. Although they talked about different theories and even different understandings of the term “conspiracy theory” itself, all were eager to offer...
A new charter-school management organization associated with Hillsdale College hired its first CEO last month. Joel Schellhammer ’01 started as CEO of American Classical Education Inc. in January. The organization formed last year to oversee the creation of charter schools in Tennessee, where Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, invited Hillsdale College to bring its Barney...
In front of Michelle Wollet’s real estate business in downtown Hillsdale is a small Christmas tree her husband Joe built — a simple wooden frame covered with chicken wire and Christmas lights. Gloves and mittens hang from clothespins, covering the tree like ornaments. A handwritten sign reads, The Giving Tree Have One, Leave One Need...