Hillsdale has a house divided. Well, a residence hall divided. This semester, the college allowed 30 freshmen women into New Dorm, which used to be an upperclassmen dorm. While women’s dorms have separated freshmen from upperclassmen for years, men’s dorms do not have not. Many freshmen said they would like to expand this age integration...
The women’s residence halls have shifted gears all across campus this year. The Townhouses and Koon Residence both became women’s dorms. New Dorm and Benzing Residence welcomed freshmen and returning upperclassmen, marking a new approach to the women’s dorm life which typically has kept freshmen and upperclassmen segregated. All of these changes have meant focusing...
Four sophomores, Fernando Bravo, Ginger Anderson, Jack McCoy, and Juliana Undseth, shared their experiences from their freshman year to guide the class of 2025. “I came to figure things out,” freshman Grace McNeil said. “I was a bit overwhelmed with the new experiences and opportunities and thought this would help put my feet under me.” ...
Beloved Associate Dean of Men Jeffrey “Chief” Rogers had wise words for freshmen at orientation: “Here you will learn and grow in your identity. This causes you to stop looking around and, instead, to look up.” Chief’s words struck me—but they were lost in the first few days of orientation due to the full schedule...
College students are headed back to school—and for many, that means up-to-date vaccine cards, a surplus of masks, socially-distanced gatherings, and loads of Zoom calls. But here in our small Michigan oasis, Hillsdale students are free from nonsensical mandates. We shouldn’t take that freedom for granted. “This is what we do,” Hillsdale College President Larry...