Download Press Release Hillsdale, Mich. — The Harry James Orchestra, directed by Fred Radke, made its third visit to campus for an evening of big band swing music and dancing on Nov. 11. The performances featured Fred Radke, music director and trumpeter, whose trumpet playing has won many awards. Radke joined The Harry James Orchestra […]
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Hillsdale College Welcomes The Harry James Orchestra, Directed by Fred Radke
Christian Faith and Liberal Learning Discussed at Freshman Foundation Lecture
Download Press Release Hillsdale College Academic Dean Addresses Christian Faith in Relation to a Liberal Arts Education at Third Freshman Foundation Lecture Series Luncheon HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College hosted its third Freshman Foundation Lecture and luncheon at the Searle Center on Nov. 16. Matthew Young, dean of natural sciences and professor of chemistry, offered […]
Visiting Writers Program Hosts Poet Dana Gioia
Download Press Release HILLSDALE, Mich. — Since its establishment in the late 1980s by Daniel Sundahl, former professor of English at Hillsdale College, the Visiting Writers Program has brought nationally-renowned novelists, professors, and poets to campus. Poet Dana Gioia is the most recent participant in the program and spoke in Plaster Auditorium on Nov. 10. […]
Hillsdale College Hosts Fall Convocation, Presents Academic Awards
Download Press Release Poet Dana Gioia discusses the power of beauty at traditional religious and academic celebration HILLSDALE, Mich. — Students, faculty, and staff members gathered in Hillsdale College’s Christ Chapel for the College’s annual fall convocation on Nov. 11. The purpose of the traditional ceremony is to celebrate excellence among its students and faculty. […]
Hillsdale College’s James Strasburg Receives Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence
Download Press Release Assistant professor of history awarded prestigious faculty honor at fall convocation HILLSDALE, Mich. — This year’s Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence was presented to James Strasburg, assistant professor of history, at Hillsdale College’s Fall Convocation on Nov. 11. “James Strasburg is a prolific young scholar — also high-minded and a gifted […]
Second Annual Women Commissioners Charger Derby Helps Raise Scholarship Funds
Download Press Release HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale College Women Commissioners hosted their second annual Charger Derby in the Searle Center on Nov. 6. The event raises funds for the Women Commissioners scholarship fund, which this year is assisting 35 Hillsdale College students. The Charger Derby featured 12 simulated horse races called by a master […]
Hillsdale College Honors Veterans at Two Weekend Events
Download Press Release HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College hosted Military Appreciation Day at the Halter Center for Shooting Sports Education and on campus as part of the College’s football activities on Saturday, Nov. 6. Nearly 200 veterans and active-duty members and their families attended both events. “We are always happy to honor those who have […]
Hillsdale College Tower Players Produce “Henry V” by William Shakespeare
Download Press Release HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale College Tower Players opened a unique production of “Henry V” by William Shakespeare on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The production will run in the College’s Markel Auditorium through Nov. 14. “I’m thrilled to bring Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ to Hillsdale, as this is the first time Tower Players is […]
Hillsdale Hosts Fifteenth Annual Free Market Forum
Scholars Discuss Markets, Government, and the Common Good in Charlotte, NC
Two Hillsdale College Students Win National College Broadcasters, Inc. Awards
Download Press Release Hillsdale, Mich. — Two Hillsdale College broadcast students have won national College Broadcasters, Inc. awards. Hillsdale College continues its legacy of College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) award winners, as this is the third first-place award for WRFH students. “I’m very proud of our students for this well-deserved recognition,” said Scot Bertram, lecturer in […]
Hillsdale College Hosts Second Annual Trunk-or-Treat
Hillsdale community members were invited to Trick-or-Treat from booths, cars decorated by Hillsdale College students Download Press Release Hillsdale, Mich. — The Hillsdale College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted its second annual Trunk-or-Treat on Sunday, Oct. 31. This festive event was open to the greater Hillsdale community, and 750 children attended throughout the afternoon. Hillsdale […]
Hillsdale College Receives Gift to Establish Nimrod Education Center
Download Press Release Hillsdale College Receives Gift to Establish Nimrod Education Center Center to educate the public, students on the values of sportsmen-funded wildlife management Hillsdale, Mich. — Hillsdale College announced the creation of the Nimrod Center for Education in the Areas of Consumptive Sport and Recreational Hunting and Fishing. Established by a generous gift […]