Campus News Archives

Hillsdale College’s Anna Vincenzi Receives Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence

HILLSDALE, Mich. — The 2023 Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence was presented to Anna Vincenzi, assistant professor of history. Faculty, students, and friends of Hillsdale College recognized Vincenzi at Fall Convocation on Nov. 16.

Hillsdale College Hosts Fall Parents Weekend

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College welcomed parents to campus for Parents Weekend from Oct. 27-29. The event is held once each semester and serves as an occasion for parents to visit their children and learn more about life and education at Hillsdale.

Hillsdale College Professor Mark Kalthoff Delivers Freshman Foundation Lecture

Hillsdale, Mich. — Hillsdale College Dean of Faculty Mark Kalthoff presented a lecture on the first of Hillsdale College’s four pillars: learning. The lecture, which took place on October 12, is part of the Freshman Foundation Lecture Series.

Hillsdale College Hosts Miranda Devine as Fall 2023 Pulliam Fellow

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College hosted New York Post columnist Miranda Devine as the college’s fall 2023 Eugene C. Pulliam distinguished visiting fellow in journalism from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1. Devine is the author of the bestselling book “Laptop from Hell: Hunter Biden, Big Tech, and the Dirty Secrets the President Tried to Hide.”

Hillsdale College Graduate School of Classical Education to Offer Hybrid Program

HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education at Hillsdale College will begin offering a hybrid program starting in the summer of 2024. The new program will make it possible for students to earn their master’s degrees while continuing their work in the classroom.

Hillsdale College Features the Detroit Historical Society’s Documenting Detroit

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College continues its 2023-2024 Professional Artist Series with an exhibit of documentary photography from the students of prolific Detroit photographer Bill Rauhauser. Students and community members can visit the exhibit, titled “Documenting Detroit” in the Daughtrey Art Gallery from Oct. 27, through Nov. 22.

Hillsdale College Breaks Ground on Phi Sig Pavilion

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College broke ground on the Phi Sig Pavilion on Sept. 23 during Homecoming Weekend. More than 200 alumni, donors, students, and faculty and staff members attended. The new pavilion will be used to host orientation events, performances, classes, and other student activities.

Hillsdale College Hosts Fourth Annual Trunk-or-Treat

HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale College Student Athlete Advisory Committee hosted its fourth annual Trunk-or-Treat on Sunday, Oct. 29. Hillsdale College athletic teams, clubs, dorms, fraternities, and sororities set up booths and provided games for local trick-or-treaters. The event was open to the greater Hillsdale community, with about 500 children attending throughout the afternoon.

Hillsdale College Dedicates Two Dorms

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College dedicated the Marilyn J. Sohn and Ken and Dean Kirn Residences on Oct. 3. The two dorms are home to women on campus, with Kirn completed in 2018 and Sohn in 2023.

Hillsdale College Ranks First in Nearly Every Category in Recent Free Speech Survey

HILLSDALE, Mich. — A recent survey on the state of freedom of speech on college campuses gave Hillsdale College the highest marks among the nation’s institutions of higher education. The survey, conducted by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and College Pulse, evaluates more than 250 colleges and universities across the country.

Hillsdale College Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence Hosts Seminar

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence held a seminar on “The Art of Teaching: Children’s Literature” in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from Sept. 28-29. The event included presentations on teaching through the Socratic method, the formative power of children’s literature, and how to teach poetry.

Hillsdale College Hosts an Evening with Victor Davis Hanson

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s Distinguished Lecture Series hosted an evening with Victor Davis Hanson on Sept. 6 at the Searle Center. Hanson, a distinguished fellow in history at Hillsdale College, gave a lecture titled “California’s Dysfunction and the Future of Our Country.”