The City of Hillsdale’s Fire Department continues to search for a new ladder truck, Fire Chief Scott Hephner confirmed at a Jan. 15 city council meeting. “Our goal was to find a truck that would serve our community,” he said. “Hopefully we would find one that would serve us for ten years.” Hephner said the...
Five college accreditors will visit Hillsdale College’s campus Monday through Wednesday, as a part of the school’s decennial reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission. The review marks the end of Hillsdale’s first year on what the HLC calls its Open Pathway, a 10-year accreditation process. The organization assesses Hillsdale for quality assurance, institutional advancement,...
Two groups of Hillsdale College students attended a 10-day trip to Israel over Christmas break to learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and visit biblical sites. Coordinated by Passages in partnership with The Philos Project, 41 students attended the general Passages trip to Israel and nine attended a specialized trip for student journalists. Senior Jonathan Moy...
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance named Hillsdale College as the top best value liberal arts college in the Midwest. The 300 Best College Values for 2018 list released in December named Hillsdale the 14th best value liberal arts college in the United States. Hillsdale was 26th of all U.S. colleges and universities, as well, up from 36...
When Gordon Thiesen was in high school, his favorite sport was whatever was in season. He played all of the sports when he grew up. Now, however, Thiesen — a teacher, coach, and recruiting coordinator at Hillsdale College — admits that the game of baseball has earned a special place in his heart. This semester,...