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Health center finishes construction on new addition, indoor renovations
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Health center finishes construction on new addition, indoor renovations

  The Health Center gained an 1,100-square-foot addition as well as indoor renovations, following the completion of a construction project during the week of fall break, according to Director of Health Services Brock Lutz. Health center employees, who had been exiled to various parts of campus, have returned to the enlarged facility, which became fully...

Hillsdale College suspends in-person classes for remainder of semester
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Hillsdale College suspends in-person classes for remainder of semester

With the campus closed and in-person classes suspended for the remainder of the semester, Hillsdale College officials are working on plans for commencement and when students may return to gather their things. Due to the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as state-specific travel restrictions, the college decided to continue online-only instruction, Hillsdale...

Hillsdale students seek help for mental health
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Hillsdale students seek help for mental health

As academic and personal ambitions continue to rise each year at Hillsdale College, more and more students are receiving counseling services.  In 2012, there were 800 counseling visits in the course of the school year by students and staff at Hillsdale College’s Ambler Health Center. Last year, there were over 2,000. With six counselors on...

School immunization policy is lenient but not uncommon for Midwest schools
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School immunization policy is lenient but not uncommon for Midwest schools

Hillsdale College’s vaccination policies are more lenient than those of many colleges nationwide, but they closely resemble those of other Midwestern colleges. The college requires students to submit immunization records proving they have received appropriate doses of the Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Meningococcal, Measles-Mumps-Rubella, and Polio vaccines before registering for classes. Additionally, students must provide a...

College prepared to help struggling students
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College prepared to help struggling students

  Anxiety, depression, and stress afflict more Americans than ever before, and Hillsdale students aren’t immune from that trend, according to members of the administration and staff. A study published in April by Psychiatric Services reported that 3.4 percent of Americans described themselves as suffering serious psychological distress, while that figure never surpassed 3 percent...