Hillsdale College’s security and emergency management department is producing an informational video about response protocols for active shooter scenarios. Joe Kellam, director of security and emergency management, said the video will serve as a training resource for faculty and staff at Hillsdale College. He also said one of the main reasons the college decided to produce this video was to...
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Endowment grows despite drop in donors
The college’s endowment is currently valued at $972 million, representing an increase of nearly $100 million from last year’s value, according to Vice President for Finance Patrick Flannery. While donations were slightly down, Flannery said this reflects a national trend for nonprofits this past fiscal year. Without federal assistance, the college remains reliant upon gifts, tuition, and investment income. “We’re...
College honors life of trustee, alumnus
Hillsdale College alumnus and longtime board of trustees member Stephen S. Higley died on June 22 at age 79 and was honored in a service at Christ Chapel on Sept. 20. “People who knew Steve should know that he was a fine man, dutiful, cheerful, effective, always about doing good things,” College President Larry Arnn said. “Any who knew him...
Hillsdale Croquet Society hosts tournament on quad
The Hillsdale Croquet Society kicked off the year with its first tournament in honor of the great-grandmother of the society’s founder. The first annual Cathleen Hinkle Memorial Croquet Tournament took place Sept. 16 on the quad. Hinkle was an “avid croquet connoisseur,” according to a poster advertising the event, but also gave her life to educating and serving others. “We...
College sees increased traffic across all platforms
More people than ever before are visiting Hillsdale College’s website, watching its videos, and enrolling in its courses. The college attracted 10 million website visitors, 1.3 million new followers, 77 million YouTube viewers, and 560,000 new online course accounts in the last year. “I think there are two important reasons for this growth,” said Kyle Murnen, director of online learning....
SAB turns arb into La La Land
The Student Activities Board will host its “La La Land”-themed Garden Party this Friday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the Slayton Arboretum. “La La Land” is a 2016 film starring Emma Stone as Mia and Ryan Gosling as Sebastian. The movie is known for its colorful dresses, jazz music, and dancing. In the movie, Mia encourages Sebastian to...
Faculty panel discusses war in Afghanistan
The United States needs to stop expecting other cultures to be similar to ours, according to a panel of scholars and military experts who spoke at the Center for Military History and Grand Strategy’s second annual conference on “The Afghanistan War.” The panel, held Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. in the Searle Center, featured Assistant Professor of History Jason Gehrke,...
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