The Associated Press called the election for Democratic gov. Gretchen Whitmer early Wednesday morning. Courtesy | AP News Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will spend four more years in the governor’s mansion after winning 54.5% of the vote in Tuesday’s midterm election. Voters approved three ballot proposals, adding new amendments to the state constitution. “We...
Although Hillsdale is the best college for free speech in the nation, according to the 2022-2023 College Free Speech Rankings, the report excluded Hillsdale from overall rankings, citing the college’s disciplinary measures against some speech. “Last year, Hillsdale scored third-highest overall in the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s College Free Speech Rankings. Hillsdale’s free...
Author Chigozie Obioma said he tells the story of Nigeria’s civil war through the voices of both the living and the dead in his newest novel, “The Road to the Country.” The President’s Office and the Hillsdale College Creative Writing Honors Program hosted Obioma Nov. 7 for a lecture on mystical realism, an ongoing theme...
A new class and a capstone course will be added to the business core in the spring. One of the new courses will cover introductory topics, and the other will synthesize ideas from different areas of business. Associate Professor of Economics Charles Steele, chairman of the economics, business, and accounting department, said the courses...
James Spiegel will join the Hillsdale faculty after he was fired from Taylor University for refusing to remove a music video from his YouTube channel. Starting in January, Spiegel will teach philosophy classes and conduct research as the Arete Professorial Fellow during the next three semesters. The college’s Arete Research Center for Philosophy, Science, and...