Hillsdale’s Delta Phi Alpha honorary receives thirteen new inductees during their Oktoberfest celebration. Courtesy | Wikipedia Thirteen students joined Hillsdale’s chapter of Delta Phi Alpha at the German department’s Oktoberfest celebration Sept. 29. The event took place at Assistant Professor of German Jeffrey Hertel’s house, where attendees ate German food and conversed in German. Hertel...
Joshua Benjamins is a 2015 graduate. Courtesy | Joshua Benjamin, LinkedIn Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Joshua Benjamins ’15 released a new 185-page translation of three of Peter Martyr Vermigli’s “Loci Communes” on Aug. 29. “To craft a rendering that is faithful to the author’s intention and grammar, while also being readily comprehensible and aesthetically...
A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a sexual assault lawsuit against Hillsdale College on Sept. 13. U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering granted Hillsdale’s motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs have filed an appeal. The lawsuit, filed in October 2023, claimed students at Hillsdale face “an unusually high risk of sexual assault.” It also argued that the...
Hillsdale’s Xi Beta chapter of Sigma Delta Pi is awarded the title of “Honors Chapter” and given the prestigious Phoenix Award. Courtesy | Montclair State University Hillsdale’s chapter of the National Hispanic Honors Society received the title of “Honors Chapter” for the first time in its 44-year existence. The Xi Beta chapter of Sigma Delta...
A three-year philosophy project funded by a $2.5 million research grant — the largest grant ever given to a Hillsdale College professor — concluded this August. The project, led by Associate Professor of Philosophy Ian Church, was titled “Launching Experimental Philosophy of Religion” and aimed to kick start broad, interdisciplinary research in the area of...