The Hillsdale College Podcast Network amassed more than 3 million downloads in 2025, about 500,000 more than in 2024, according to a press release from the college. The college created the network in 2023 to provide a centralized location for all of the college’s audio content, according to Scot Bertram, director of the network and...
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Blake Center acquires 13-piece American art collection
Hillsdale’s Blake Center for Faith and Freedom has acquired a collection of rare portraits and sculptures of American founding figures, including the most expensive portrait of Abraham Lincoln ever sold. The college obtained the collection, announced Jan. 28, via a purchase and gift annuity arrangement with Shane Newell. “It is uniquely satisfying for an art...
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Seniors and faculty invited to closed-door event
Leadership honorary Omicron Delta Kappa will host the second-annual closed-door event for seniors and faculty Feb. 4, featuring a mystery professor as its speaker. “We want to have a space where students can engage in an honest and authentic way with faculty about questions concerning life, life in general, but also the work of the...
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‘The face of the library’: Former librarian dies at 76
Mary “Squeak” Barnett, who worked at Mossey Library for 23 years, died in Hillsdale this month at age 76. As the library technician tasked with overseeing circulation, Barnett was “the face of the library,” according to Public Services Librarian Brenna Wade ’08, who worked under Barnett as a student. “She was the first person you...
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Trump posts video with Hillsdale College
Trump announcing the partnership with Hillsdale College. Courtesy | Youtube President Donald Trump name-dropped Hillsdale College in a video released by the White House and the school Wednesday afternoon, continuing the college’s “Story of America” video series in partnership with the administration. “We’re excited to retell one of the greatest tales in the history of...