When alumna Taylor Dickerson ’21 threw her cap last spring, little did she know she would trade it out for a Hawaiian flower lei. Last spring, Dickerson had her life planned out as graduation approached. Rather than take a fifth year, she pushed to graduate on time with her double English and philosophy major and...
Hillsdale College’s endowment now tops $900 million, following a record-setting year in which the school raised $231 million. “That pays the bills, keeps the lights on. It pays the salaries,” Vice President for Institutional Advancement Nancy Johnson said. “There are also things like projects, scholarships, etc., that need money raised every single year. The...
On a Saturday morning in the courthouse parking lot, vendors arrive early with their stands of vegetables and baked goods. Across the road, Ad Astra brews a fresh selection of coffee for its full day at the market. From May to October, Saturdays in Hillsdale are home to the Hillsdale Farmers Market from 9 a.m....
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...
Bon Appetit is now serving Hillsdale’s only locally-roasted coffee in the Knorr Family Dining Room. The local company, Ad Astra, is a three-year-old coffee roastery owned by U.S. Marine veteran Patrick Whalen, and his wife Kristi, a Hillsdale alumna. Patrick Whalen is the son and brother of Professors of English David Whalen and Ben Whalen...