Hillsdale College

Student-Employment Know How

Anxious to start working to offset the cost of tuition? Many students prefer to have an on-campus job or two. These are some of the most popular.

Student Honoraries and Dedication to a Craft

Hillsdale is home to more than twenty-eight honoraries. From music or literature to marketing or physics, these groups help students spur one another on in the pursuit of their passions.

As the Leaves Change, So Do We: Autumn Reflections and Thanksgivings in Hillsdale

It is November of my senior year. The decadence is stripped from the trees, and the stark branches invite me to reflect on the preciousness of my time here; they beckon Thanksgiving.

Spiritual Health: Q&A with College Chaplain Adam Rick and Director of Health Services Brock Lutz

At Hillsdale College we learn liberally, and while we study theology and physical health, the two subjects harmonize outside of class. I interviewed the College Chaplain and Director of Health Services to discuss spiritual health, its importance, and its emphasis in our campus culture.

Jewish Students Gather to Celebrate the High Holidays

While being a religious minority presents challenges, both logistical and spiritual, it provides unique opportunities for members of The Hillsdale Chavurah.

Pursuing Pulsars: Physics at a Liberal Arts College

Hillsdale’s physics students are getting the research experience needed to pursue graduate studies in physics as well as computer science, mechanical and electrical engineering.

Dinnertime Discussion with the Arnns: The Good

At a dinner exclusive to second-semester seniors, students have one last opportunity before graduation to answer a uniquely Hillsdalian question: what is the good?

Creators of Culture: The Impact of the Visiting Writers Program

This program looks to invite writers who are in a conscious dialogue with the tradition we study on campus and is an opportunity for students to meet some of the great writers of our time. It has altered the way I look at my own writing.

Hillsdale’s Necessary Society

Because intellectual discussions can also be lively, social, entertaining, and immediately applicable. And what better way to unwind on a Friday night than to discuss the death penalty over a steaming bowl of chili?

Seven Reasons to Visit the Hillsdale Farmers’ Market

One of Hillsdale’s hidden gems is the Hillsdale Farmers’ Market, a colorful staple downtown during the warmer months of the year.

Completing the Core: Advice from an Upperclassman

Written by Crystal Schupbach When told that I would have to give an eight-minute speech in front of my entire Logic & Rhetoric class, scenarios of me running straight to the registrar’s office for a drop card flashed through my head. I had gotten away with dropping a cycling class eight weeks into my sophomore […]

Penny’s: Coffee and Community

When temperatures dropped to a frigid -15 degrees with wind chills as low as -35 degrees, the usually bustling life on campus slowed to a glacial crawl. But the cold couldn’t keep students away from the warm and friendly atmosphere of the College’s newest coffee shop, Penny’s.