A Hillsdale chemistry professor will compete in a cycling world championship in Belgium this week. Courtney Meyet, chairwoman and associate professor of chemistry, will compete with Team USA in Flanders, Belgium, as a participant in the 2024 Bolero UCI Gravel World Championships Oct. 5. “I will be representing our country, wearing the national kit. It’s pretty sweet,” Meyet said, “It...
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German department hosts Oktoberfest and honorary induction
Hillsdale’s Delta Phi Alpha honorary receives thirteen new inductees during their Oktoberfest celebration. Courtesy | Wikipedia Thirteen students joined Hillsdale’s chapter of Delta Phi Alpha at the German department’s Oktoberfest celebration Sept. 29. The event took place at Assistant Professor of German Jeffrey Hertel’s house, where attendees ate German food and conversed in German. Hertel said this year was the...
Visiting classics professor publishes translation of three ‘Loci Communes’
Joshua Benjamins is a 2015 graduate. Courtesy | Joshua Benjamin, LinkedIn Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Joshua Benjamins ’15 released a new 185-page translation of three of Peter Martyr Vermigli’s “Loci Communes” on Aug. 29. “To craft a rendering that is faithful to the author’s intention and grammar, while also being readily comprehensible and aesthetically pleasing, requires an inventive art,...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Hillsdale
A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a sexual assault lawsuit against Hillsdale College on Sept. 13. U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering granted Hillsdale’s motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs have filed an appeal. The lawsuit, filed in October 2023, claimed students at Hillsdale face “an unusually high risk of sexual assault.” It also argued that the college’s tax-exempt status makes it...
Spanish honorary named honors chapter after four decades
Hillsdale’s Xi Beta chapter of Sigma Delta Pi is awarded the title of “Honors Chapter” and given the prestigious Phoenix Award. Courtesy | Montclair State University Hillsdale’s chapter of the National Hispanic Honors Society received the title of “Honors Chapter” for the first time in its 44-year existence. The Xi Beta chapter of Sigma Delta Pi (SDP) is one of...
Church completes 2.5-million-dollar research project
A three-year philosophy project funded by a $2.5 million research grant — the largest grant ever given to a Hillsdale College professor — concluded this August. The project, led by Associate Professor of Philosophy Ian Church, was titled “Launching Experimental Philosophy of Religion” and aimed to kick start broad, interdisciplinary research in the area of experimental philosophy of religion, according...
Former ADF president defines religious liberty
Today’s society has rejected the idea that human rights are God-given, Michael Farris, founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College, said in a speech Sept. 17. “The idea of religious freedom came from people who believe that rights come from God, not Enlightenment thinkers,” Farris said. The Larry and Christine Kieft Endowment for Religious Freedom,...
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Ride on the Bible Bus
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From Siberia to Hillsdale: Pianist and horsewoman Katherine Rick
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Freshman’s charity provides journals to victims of abuse
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En Pointe: Freshman Caroline Hennekes is a retired professional ballerina turned student
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Wright brothers, Hillsdale fair legend fails to take flight
Monster trucks, country concerts, and horse races: Over the 167 years of its history, the Hillsdale County Fair has seen...
June’s Place brings out the good in other people
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Q&A: Duncan Stroik
Duncan Stroik, the designer behind Christ Chapel, visited campus last Thursday. We sat down with the architect for a conversation...
