Ruta Sepetys has three bestselling novels under her belt, but the ’89 Hillsdale College alumna’s first book was banned — by the parents of her 3rd-grade classmates. “The Adventures of Betsy,” written in a notebook with a scratch-and-sniff pickle on the cover, drew popularity from 8-year-olds but wary glances from parents. Discouraged, Sepetys put her...
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New art director gives college prints a facelift
Hillsdale College hired a new art director to revamp its graphic design game: Shanna Cote, a self-taught digital art savant with ten kids. “Art has always been a part of my life,” said Cote, who first fell in love with it when she was in high school. She used to collect her favorite magazine...
Buzz about bands: high school Hornets join college Chargers for game-day performance
It wasn’t just the thunder of the Chargers coming from the stands during the Hillsdale College football team’s big win — there were Hornets buzzing as well. The Hillsdale High School Hornets marching band joined Hillsdale College Pep Band at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium during the Chargers game against the Michigan Tech Huskies last Saturday...
Crunching numbers and credits: Liberal arts prepares accounting majors for employment
Just 19 Hillsdale College students are tackling the accounting major. The task is not for the faint of heart. Demanding extra credit hours and a big exam, an accounting career takes a lot of work — but it’s not all in vain. Professor of Accounting Michael Sweeney contends that Hillsdale’s liberal arts education equips accounting...
A Q&A with new international students
Yannis Petrzak is from Austria and plans on attending Hillsdale for four years. It’s his second time visiting the U.S.: Last fall, he visited New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Michigan on a vacation. Why did you choose Hillsdale? I heard about Hillsdale College for the first time while looking for a place to study Economics from...




