Nearly two years after construction began, faculty, staff, students, and friends of Hillsdale College gathered for the highly anticipated dedication of Christ Chapel on Oct. 3. Headlining the attendees was Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who delivered dedicatory remarks. “By constructing this chapel, the college upholds the importance of its Christian roots, even...
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Mackinac Center analyst defends free-market environmentalism
Free-market supporters are consistently characterized by the media as desiring the destruction of the natural world, Jason Hayes, director of environmental policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy said in a lecture entitled “Free Market Environmentalism” on Oct. 5. In his presentation, which was hosted by Hillsdale College’s Young Americans for Freedom, Hayes described the core values the Mackinac...
Hillsdale welcomes 800 guests for 175th anniversary gala
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn said he wishes he had planned this 20 years ago. But he didn’t. It just came together that way. On Thursday, Hillsdale College will celebrate the school’s 175th Anniversary with a gala, the dedication of Christ Chapel, and the launching of the Four Pillars capital campaign. The events will be attended by faculty, staff, students,...
Freshmen retention rates hit 96%
Hillsdale College’s freshman retention rate for this year matched the previous highest rate from 2014. This year’s retention rate is 96% for students who began in fall 2018 and returned this semester, according to George Allen, director of institutional research. It matches the figure of students who entered in fall 2014 and returned the next year, which was the highest...
SAB holds first ever Maker’s Market
This Saturday, Hillsdale’s bakers, jewelers, farmers, seamstresses, and horticulturalists emerged from their secluded alcoves of study, taking time away from academics to share their specialties with the community. Hillsdale hobbyists gathered under the colonnade outside Mossey Library to peddle their wares at SAB’s first annual Makers Market. Most of the vendors were students selling goods baked, grilled, sewn, crafted, or...
Student Federation upholds reduced Tower Light budget
A group of about 70 students and faculty attended the Sept. 26 Student Federation meeting to express their support or opposition to a funding request to reinstate the funds which were cut from the Tower Light budget last spring. The Student Federation voted 9-4 to uphold the current, reduced Tower Light budget in a contentious meeting that lasted two and...
Students reenact historical speeches on truth, liberty
The rhetoric department brought history to life on Wednesday morning with reenactments of famous speeches from the individuals commorated by campus statues. The speaking tour, entitled “Historical Figures of the Liberty Walk: Speeches of Statesmen,” was part of the chapel dedication festivities. Nearly 200 attendees listened to students of Hillsdale College and Hillsdale Academy recite declamations from the most famous...
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