Hillsdale College students are the most engaged in community service of any four-year college students in America, according to The Princeton Review. In its annual guide, “Best 388 Colleges,” Princeton Review ranked Hillsdale in the top 25 in 14 of its 50 subcategories, including first in “Most Engaged in Community Service,” third in “Most Conservative Students” and “Best College Newspaper,”...
News
Christ Chapel installs new, $2 million organ in choir loft
A 47,000-pound organ now sits in the back of the choir loft in Christ Chapel, following its installation earlier this month. Paul Fritts, an organ builder based in Tacoma, Washington who specializes in creating historical models of organs, designed and built the organ. Derek Stauff, associate professor of music and an organ instructor at Hillsdale, said the building and assembly...
Student Federation grants Wrestling Club probational club status
The Student Federation unanimously granted the Hillsdale Men’s Wrestling Club probational club status in its April 7 meeting. Aidan Johnston, president of the wrestling club, said the club is hoping to increase its presence on campus. “We’ve seen a lot of growth in the last year,” he said. “We want to have a bigger role on campus though.” As a...
Education department revises early childhood education minor
The Hillsdale education department revised its early childhood education minor for the fall of 2022, focusing primarily on the history and philosophy of education. Hillsdale College has a long history of training teachers, according to head of the early childhood education minor and director of the Mary Randall Preschool, Sonja Bindus. Bindus said the goal of the revision is to...
Professors share their life travels from Venezuela to Russia
American travelers should know how to say please and thank you in the foreign countries they visit, said Chairwoman and Professor of Art Barbara Bushey at “Postcards from Abroad,” hosted by the Alexander Hamilton Society and the International Club on April 7. AHS and International Club hosted Professor of Economics Ivan Pongracic Jr., Assistant Professor of French Anna Navrotskaya, Chairwoman...
Ukrainian alumnus discusses war situation
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 surprised Hillsdale alumnus Sergei Bosyk. “Everyone was convinced the troops on the border were a bluff and no one believed that the invasion would happen. Everyone thought it was ridiculous,” Bosyk said. “It was a huge shock when it happened.” Bosyk, who graduated in 2018, lives in Lviv, where war efforts have upended...
English Department offers Creative Writing Honors Program
Hillsdale College will offer a new Creative Writing Honors Program in Fiction led by author and visiting professor Chigozie Obioma starting in the fall. “Professor Obioma was chosen because of his extraordinary gifts as a writer, and also for his expertise in teaching,” Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney said. As head of the Visiting Writers Program, Kearney invited Obioma...
ALUMNI
CAMPUS NEWS
FACULTY
CULTURE & ARTS
SPORTS
CITY NEWS
Featured Stories
