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Hillsdale in D.C. to host WHIP info session
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Hillsdale in D.C. to host WHIP info session

Hillsdale in D.C. will be hosting an informational session in the Formal Lounge on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. for students who may be interested in applying for the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program.  Though an art major, WHIP Coordinator Jennifer Lessnau spent a semester in D.C. in the spring of 2019. She interned at the...

‘Fully operational’: College holds WHIP despite pandemic
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‘Fully operational’: College holds WHIP despite pandemic

At the beginning of the fall semester, 17 Hillsdale College students traveled to a still partially-closed Washington, D.C., to spend the semester participating in the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. Students on the program in the spring were sent home early due to April’s COVID-19 shutdown. Students are spending their fall semesters interning for D.C. organizations and...

Campus should do more to recognize Constitution Day
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Campus should do more to recognize Constitution Day

It’s Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Today marks the 233rd birthday of the United States Constitution. But you might not know it, because on campus, Hillsdale College barely makes a passing reference to the occasion. That needs to change. Hillsdale should observe Constitution Day as an official holiday. Last week, while students at colleges across America...

WHIP hires Heritage Foundation’s David Azerrad
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WHIP hires Heritage Foundation’s David Azerrad

Hillsdale College in D.C. has hired David Azerrad as an assistant professor of government and research fellow. The hire comes as the D.C. campus continues to grow, most notably with the opening of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government this fall.  Vice President for Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School...

College opens graduate school in DC
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College opens graduate school in DC

Washingtonians now have the option of pursuing a master’s degree from Hillsdale College.  The college officially announced the opening of the Steve and Amy Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17. The graduate program can be completed within three years, according to a press release. The graduate school is geared...