McDonald and Davis at their competition over the summer. Courtesy | Chloe Noller Senior Patrick McDonald advanced to the finals in a national mock trial championship over the summer and placed second overall alongside Abby Davis ’25. Trial by Combat, a prestigious, annual, 1-on-1 collegiate national championship hosted annually by Drexel University School of Law...
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Alumnus speaks on importance of athletics in the liberal arts
Trey Brock leaps for a catch in the first half against Lake Erie in Sept. 2018. Liam Bredberg | Collegian Varsity athletics is an art similar to a classical liberal art, said Trey Brock ’18 on Sept. 16. In his talk, titled “The Sweatiest of the Liberal Arts,” Brock said he used his experience as...
Education secretary: Hillsdale is a ‘guide’
McMahon shakes hands with Hillsdale Academy kindergartener MacKenzie Thorne. Courtesy | Roger Hart Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said Hillsdale College is a model for recovering higher education during a speech in Plaster Auditorium Monday. “Let’s make them more like Hillsdale,” McMahon said. “We all love Hillsdale, but one school shouldn’t have a monopoly on...
Passages presents students the opportunity to visit Israel
Kathryn Bassette, Heidi Yacoubian, and Michelle Bailey on the Sea of Galilee during the Passages trip in 2019. Courtesy | Heidi Yacoubian Visiting Israel will enrich the faith of students and give them the chance to experience Israeli culture, said Hillsdale professors at an event to promote a college trip over Christmas break. In the...
Ancient algae fossil named after biology professor
Anthony Swinehart and his research in 2022. Courtesy | Anthony Swinehart An ancient species of algae will now carry the name of Professor of Biology Anthony Swinehart, following his discovery of the fossil and publication of his research last month. Swinehart discovered the Earltonella swinehartii in a quarry in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in...




