Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas Spoke at Hillsdale College on Saturday | Courtesy External Affairs Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas told the Hillsdale College Class of 2016 that to save America, graduating seniors need to do their civic duty, fulfill their responsibilities, and act as American patriots, describing patriotism and religion as “outliers” when...
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Professor Muñiz Passes Away After Battle With Cancer
Leaving behind a 25-year-long career teaching foreign languages at Hillsdale College, Assistant Professor of Spanish Olga Muñiz died Friday, May 6, after an eight-year battle with cancer. Muñiz is survived by her husband, Associate Professor of Spanish Kevin Teegarden, and their daughter, Ariana. Muñiz came with Teegarden to teach Spanish on Hillsdale’s campus in 1991. The couple quickly won the...
History in frame: Hillsdale boasts rare photo of Frederick Douglass
About 150 years ago, when the popular pictures of African-Americans portrayed them as savages, black abolitionist Frederick Douglass used photography to transform their image. And though Douglass shared the 19th century with legends like Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Walt Whitman, Harvard historian John Stauffer said Douglass surpassed them all in at least one category: he was the most...
Frederick Douglass statue delayed until 2017
Hillsdale College’s Liberty Walk will have to wait longer than expected to receive its newest addition — abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass. A college committee selected award-winning sculptor Bruce Wolfe for the project in May 2015. Wolfe was not able to begin work as soon as expected, but he plans to start sculpting soon. Although Chief Staff Officer Mike Harner...
College responds to HLC changes in accreditation
It is worse than it was, but not bad yet. That seemed to be administrators’ conclusion regarding recent changes made by the Higher Learning Commission to its accreditation process. In response to Department of Education mandates and in a culture of standardized tests and quantifiable results, the HLC has abandoned self-studies — essentially books written by schools describing their institutions...
Au revoir, Professor Rebbert
After 32 years of teaching French at Hillsdale College, devoted Professor of French Maria Rebbert will retire after this semester. Known in the French department for her infectious laughter and dedication to her students, Rebbert helped build the French department and expand its course offerings after she came to Hillsdale in 1984, former Professor of French Ellen Justice Templeton said....
College calls in Creature Control for critters on claims
A cool breeze blew through the open window in Simpson Residence, bringing with it the smell of death from a squirrel that had met its end in the middle of West Street. “We live near the woods,” Simpson House Director Peggy Wilson said. “There will always be creatures.” Wilson said some students came to her April 14 when a small...
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