Hillsdale students in Israel for a Passages trip. Courtesy | Turner Callaghan Amid the Israel-Hamas War, six students traveled overseas with the tour guide company Passages to visit biblical sites and volunteer in the Jewish communities. “They tried to be very intentional about the safety of going to Israel,” said Jeffery “Chief” Rogers, associate dean of men and former Navy...
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No more ‘more than de minimis’: Hillsdale alumnus wins religious liberty case before SCOTUS
Hillsdale alumnus Aaron Streett holds a press conference in front of the Supreme Court. Courtesy | John Kringas Hillsdale alumnus Aaron Streett ’99 stood in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in April of 2023, arguing on behalf of his client’s right to set aside Sunday as a day of worship and rest. The case, Groff v....
9 to 5: Hillsdale students clock in for summer internship season
Vinod Kumarappan, Paige Lettow, Diksha, and Lana Chaleunrath-Pham study physics. Courtesy | Paige Lettow This past summer, students packed a suitcase and their liberal arts education to pursue internships as physicists, financial assistants, nonprofit consultants, and more. The Collegian asked three students to share their experiences, which ranged from fashion-trend forecasting to blasting molecules with lasers. Sarah Trimbath, a senior...
The hero campus needs: gateman stands guard
He’s the hero campus needed, regardless of whether we deserved him—gate guy. Gate guy’s job is to control the foot traffic around the construction zone for the Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Education building. He closes the gates when trucks drive onto campus and opens them when it’s safe again. Dennis Cook, the original gate guy, said his father...
20 year old excels in grad school
Jameson Payne was just 12 years old when he took his first college class—a biochemistry course the summer before he entered seventh grade. “The average age in that class had to be 35 or 40,” Payne said. Many of his classmates were veterans of the military studying for a nursing degree. When Payne raised his hand for attendance, the...
Adam Carrington to leave after a meaningful decade
As this semester comes to a close, so too will Associate Professor of Politics Adam Carrington’s time at Hillsdale. Carrington has accepted a position as an associate professor at his alma mater, Ashland University in Ohio. The position includes a joint appointment as co-director and chaplain at the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs. Carrington began his teaching job...
