Hillsdale College has just enrolled the biggest and most selective freshman class in its history. The admission rate dropped to a record low 23%, a 13% decrease from last year. The class of 2025 boasts an all-time high of 427 freshmen, approximately 70 more students than the class of 2024. The admissions office reviewed a record 3,300 applications, according...
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Hillsdale professor receives prestigious Bradley Prize
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation recently awarded the prestigious 2021 Bradley Prize to one of Hillsdale College’s own. Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale’s Kirby Center in Washington, D.C., is among the three winners of the Milwaukee-based foundation’s annual prize. The group recognizes people who “make significant contributions to the freedom movement,” according to Richard Graber, president and...
College fully open with no vaccine requirement
Students, faculty, and staff are not required by Hillsdale College to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to study, teach, or work on campus this fall. “In the spirit of individual liberty, people need to make informed decisions for themselves,” Provost Chris VanOrman said. The college respects philosophical or religious reasons some people cite against receiving the vaccine, VanOrman said in...
Summer storms strike Hillsdale
“Tree limbs and debris were flung around,” Penny Arnn, wife of Hillsdale President Larry P. Arnn said. The first storm occurred around 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 20, causing damage to trees, electrical lines, vehicles, homes, and public buildings. Brock Lutz, director of Hillsdale Health and Wellness, said he lost over 40 trees between his house and his neighbor’s during...
Students premiere football documentary
“This is the story of a football team who gave up their success on the field to preserve the dignity of their brothers off the field.” That’s how the documentary “A Better Kind of Glory” begins, and that’s the story the audience came to hear at the film’s premiere this week. In the basement of Lane Hall on April 19,...
College launching Chapel Lecture Series Friday
A new lecture series in Christ Chapel will explore the relationship between faith and reason, starting with an inaugural talk by conservative civil rights leader Robert L. Woodson Sr. at 4 p.m. on April 23. Woodson said he will talk about “the challenge that we as a nation face with race and poverty.” “The college received a gift to endow...
Hillsdale applications up 56% from last year
Applications for Hillsdale College’s class of 2025 are up 56% from last year, according to preliminary data from the admissions office. It’s the biggest increase the college has seen in at least seven years. One reason for the leap in applications, according to Senior Director of Admissions Zack Miller, is how the college has handled itself through the COVID-19 pandemic....
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