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Katarzyna Ignatik
Keeping the Study of Latin Alive in the Hillsdale Community
The vitality of Hillsdale’s Latin Teaching Program hints that Latin, the “dead language,” is very much alive.
Read More about Keeping the Study of Latin Alive in the Hillsdale CommunityFounding Fest: Coming Together to Celebrate
For one night Hillsdale’s campus was transformed—with the help of festive lighting, crowds of students and families, and an enormous Christmas tree. This was Founding Fest, celebrating 175 years of life at Hillsdale College.
Read More about Founding Fest: Coming Together to CelebrateWhy I Chose Hillsdale: Olivia Mulley
Olivia Mulley was initially attracted to Princeton’s humanities sequence, but she quickly realized she was trying to customize her Princeton education to be what she would automatically get at Hillsdale.
Read More about Why I Chose Hillsdale: Olivia MulleyGlimmers of Gold in a Gray Gallery: Senior Art Show Highlights Student Creativity
Written by Katarzyna Ignatik From the gray carpet floor and walls pop the golden-peach sunrises, bold lines, and colorful oils. Walk around the room, and you’ll see a variety of […]
Read More about Glimmers of Gold in a Gray Gallery: Senior Art Show Highlights Student Creativity“Stryking” the Right Match: John Lauria Places Graduates at Stryker
With the help of John Lauria, ’95, 27 Hillsdale graduates have been hired by Stryker, a Fortune 500 company specializing in medical technologies. “Hillsdale grads take care of Hillsdale grads,” Lauria says.
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Pulitzer Prize finalists. A professor at Yale. A winner of the John MacArthur genius grant. Prolific writers of award-winning works. In the past two years, the Visiting Writers Program has brought writers fitting all these criteria to campus.
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We’re grateful for the education and community our College provide, but here are a few specific, quirky reasons we love the Dale.
Read More about Thankful for Hillsdale ListicleAlumna Spotlight: Sally Klarr
Sally Klarr, ’12, was fascinated with jewels long before her Hillsdale education. She completed a jewel-related senior thesis, graduated with a degree in rhetoric and public address, then landed in New York City. Within two years, Sally had encountered more rare jewelry than most people see in a lifetime.
Read More about Alumna Spotlight: Sally KlarrFriends of Different Faiths
At Hillsdale, we’re encouraged to seek objective truth, which many people believe lies in religious faith. Because of the diverse religious culture on campus, we learn that if we never come into contact with other people’s opinions, we might never fully realize the rationale behind our own.
Read More about Friends of Different FaithsLessons in Magic and Kindness: The Liberty Princess Company’s Philanthropic Vision
The birthday girl wears a pink princess dress and crown and grins excitedly at the two royally-clad young women who have just joined the party. These young women are student volunteers, actors for the Hillsdale-centered Liberty Princess Company.
Read More about Lessons in Magic and Kindness: The Liberty Princess Company’s Philanthropic VisionLiberal Arts and Politics in the “Real World”
Before Elliot Gaiser graduated from Hillsdale in 2012, he competed on the debate team, wrote for the College newspaper, led the business club Enactus, played cello in the orchestra, presided over College Republicans, and learned to play bagpipes. Elliot pursued all of these things because he followed what he loved to do.
Read More about Liberal Arts and Politics in the “Real World”Physics for Everyone
In a lecture for Physics 100, you might find yourself watching video clips of Neil Armstrong land on the moon, or laughing over Double Rainbow Guy, or observing your professor blowtorch a strip of metal. Hillsdale introduced this new physics class into its core science curriculum last year.
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