The Hillsdale Jewish community kicked off the Jewish New Year with a service for Rosh Hashanah. The service with shofar was held Sept. 15 in Kendall 235. The community conducted the liturgy in both Hebrew and English. Assistant Professor of Classics Joshua Fincher is the faculty adviser for the Jewish Mishpacha of Hillsdale College. Fincher...
Assistant Professor of Classics Mark McClay will discuss his scholarship on golden tablets from ancient Greece in the Heritage Room today at 4 p.m. The talk, “Voices of Stone and Gold,” is part of Mossey Library’s lecture series supporting the ongoing research of Hillsdale College faculty. It will draw from McClay’s book, “The Bacchic Gold...
Hillsdale College’s security and emergency management department is producing an informational video about response protocols for active shooter scenarios. Joe Kellam, director of security and emergency management, said the video will serve as a training resource for faculty and staff at Hillsdale College. He also said one of the main reasons the college decided to...
The college’s endowment is currently valued at $972 million, representing an increase of nearly $100 million from last year’s value, according to Vice President for Finance Patrick Flannery. While donations were slightly down, Flannery said this reflects a national trend for nonprofits this past fiscal year. Without federal assistance, the college remains reliant upon gifts,...
Hillsdale College alumnus and longtime board of trustees member Stephen S. Higley died on June 22 at age 79 and was honored in a service at Christ Chapel on Sept. 20. “People who knew Steve should know that he was a fine man, dutiful, cheerful, effective, always about doing good things,” College President Larry Arnn...