On Jan 2., President Barack Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2013, passed by Congress to avoid a financial “fiscal cliff.” Charitable organizations, such as Hillsdale College, are taking advantage of one provision that allows for more outright gifts from individual donors. Because this extension is time-sensitive, the Hillsdale College’s Office of Institutional...
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Market Tavern delayed by MLCC
The opening of the Market Tavern, which had been slated for Feb. 1, has been delayed. The Market Tavern is a planned expansion of the Broad Street Downtown Market’s operations, a bar located inside the Market itself. While few details are available, Mary Wolfram, director of economic development for the city of Hillsdale, confirmed that...
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110 Hillsdale students attend March for Life in D.C.
Last Friday, 110 Hillsdale College students joined the ranks of somewhere between 400,000 and 600,000 people in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Marking 40 years since the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Roe v. Wade, this year’s march attracted more pro-life advocates than ever before. March for Life continues to grow...
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Lewis Butler: from Defiance to finance
Lecturer in Economics Lewis Butler `07 has been dedicated to Hillsdale College for a long time. So dedicated, in fact, that as an undergraduate sophomore he joined the President’s Club, promising the college $10,000 over 10 years. He asked the money be directed towards the cross-country team. Butler first came to Hillsdale from Defiance, Ohio...
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College initiative spreads charter schools across country
Two bills were introduced in the Montana state legislature this week to get tax credits for private schools in the state. Phillip Kilgore, director of the charter school program at Hillsdale College, said he has been watching these bills ever since a group in Montana contacted him to discuss setting up a charter school in...