The third annual Charger Derby raised approximately $85,000 for scholarships on Saturday, according to its sponsoring group, the Hillsdale College Women Commissioners. Hosted in the Searle Center, the event included simulated horse racing, an auction, and a cash bar. Organizers said 100% of the funds will go toward student scholarships. Attendees were invited to bet...
After living in Austria for more than a decade, Assistant Professor of Art Christina Chakalova has made Hillsdale her new home. Chakalova, who earned her Ph.D. at Rutgers University in 2021, replaced Barbara Bushey as the new art history professor following Bushey’s retirement last spring. “This is my dream job,” Chakalova said. “I started off...
On Nov. 2, Dean of Masters in Classical Education Daniel Coupland announced the graduate program in classical education’s plans to expand the program in the future and eventually offer courses online. Coupland led the presentation, explaining the purpose of the program, its class requirements, and guidance on the application process. “The focus is a broad,...
Students in the documentary filmmaking class presented their documentary Wednesday night. Courtesy | Hannah Cote Hillsdale students premiered their documentary about Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a codebreaker whose achievements helped win World War II, but who died anonymously. The college’s documentary filmmaking class debuted the film, titled “Hillsdale Student, American Hero: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman...
On Saturday, Nov. 5, students, faculty, and staff celebrated the grand opening of the Founders Gym on Union Street. Attendees received free T-shirts with the gym’s logo: an image of George Washington flexing. Freshman Grady Stevenson said he decided to attend the grand opening of Founders Gym because he saw posters around campus. “I like...