Hillsdale’s video on the formation of the army by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Courtesy | “Story of America ” website Hillsdale’s “Story of America” video series, made in partnership with the White House to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, is continuing to roll out videos on the American Revolution featuring historians, federal officeholders, and Hillsdale professors. “Americans deserve to learn...
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Robertsons partner with Hillsdale
John Luke Robertson speaks on the “Unashamed” podcast. Courtesy | Juan Dávalos Members of the Duck Dynasty family will take Hillsdale College’s online course on the book of Genesis and discuss it on their podcast, in a partnership with the college. Every Friday, starting Aug. 29, hosts of “Unashamed with the Robertson Family” will discuss a lesson from an online...

Hillsdale admits most competitive freshman class
Lucia Bosco | The Collegian Hillsdale admitted 19.31% of its applicants, making the class of 2029 the most competitive freshman class, according to Associate Director of Admissions Benjamin Strickland and preliminary data shared with The Collegian. There are 386 students in the freshman class with an average 31 ACT score and an average 3.95 GPA, according to Senior Director of...

Princeton Review ranks Hillsdale No. 2 in community service
Hillsdale College came in second place for being the most engaged students in community service, the most politically conservative students, and the most religious students, according to Princeton Review’s 2026 rankings released earlier this month. Each year, the Princeton Review, a college prep company, surveys college students to determine how colleges place in various categories. Radio Free Hillsdale ranked as...
Deans make changes to off-campus meetings
Students who live off campus must attend at least one meeting, in an experimental effort to increase student participation, according to Dean of Men Aaron Petersen. In the past, the college has held one meeting for all off-campus students. This year, the college organized the groups by campus involvement so students will not have to attend similar meetings multiple times,...

Students launch online marketplace business
Four students started Doordale, an online marketplace for students to buy and sell as a project for the Kehoe Family Initiative for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Courtesy | Karolina Grabowska Four students have launched Doordale, a business that helps students to buy and sell their items in an online marketplace. “It’s basically a Facebook Marketplace for the Hillsdale community,” said junior Alex...

Trent Horn to speak on pro-life arguments
Trent Horn is the staff apologist for Catholic Answers Courtesy | Trenthorn.com Catholic apologist and podcaster Trent Horn will give a speech titled “Persuasive Pro-Life” April 24 at 7 p.m. in the Old Snack Bar in an event sponsored by the campus chapter of the Young America’s Foundation. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and a Q&A session open to the...
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