HILLSDALE, Mich. — The 2024 Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence was presented to Associate Professor of English Benedict Whalen. Faculty, students, and friends of Hillsdale College recognized Whalen at Spring Convocation on April 11.
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Hillsdale College’s Benedict Whalen Receives Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence
Classmates from 1964 and 1974 Reunite on Campus
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Members of the Hillsdale College 1974 and 1964 graduating classes returned to campus from April 10-12 to celebrate their 50- and 60-year class reunions. This year, those who graduated before 1974 were also invited to participate in the three-day event, which included campus and Halter Center tours, dinner with live music, cocktail receptions, trivia, and the opportunity to attend classes.
Hillsdale College Action Shooting Team Wins National Titles
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale Action Shooting Team earned several accolades at the Scholastic Action Shooting Program’s College Nationals in Talladega, Alabama, securing a first-place finish in the Centerfire Optic division, second and third place in the Centerfire Pistol division, and second and third place in the 1911 division. This is the team’s third year competing in the event.
Freedom and Liberal Learning Discussed at Freshman Foundation Lecture
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College Professor of History Paul Moreno presented the fourth lecture of the Freshman Foundation series. Moreno’s lecture emphasized freedom as the fourth pillar of a Hillsdale College liberal arts education.
Hillsdale College Shotgun Team Wins National Championship
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale College Shotgun Team earned its first-ever Division II national championship title at the Association of College Unions International and Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championship in San Antonio. The 16-person team competed in Division II against 19 other programs and earned multiple individual and team awards.
Guest Musician Tony Monaco Performs at Hillsdale College
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Tony Monaco, a master of the Hammond B-3 organ, performed a jazz concert at Hillsdale College in Plaster Auditorium on March 22 with members of the Hillsdale College music faculty Lori Lefevré, Larry Ochiltree, and Chris McCourry. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the Hillsdale community attended the concert.
Hillsdale College Student Newspaper Receives 11 Awards from Michigan Press Association
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s student-run newspaper, The Collegian, won 11 individual awards from the Michigan Press Association for its publications during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Hillsdale College Radio Station Wins Top Awards at Michigan Association of Broadcaster Awards
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s radio station WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM received top honors at the 2024 Michigan Student Broadcast Awards, hosted by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters on March 18. The station received 12 individual awards and was named “2024 College Audio Station of Year.” This is the second consecutive year and third time since 2019 that WRFH has received that title.
Hillsdale College Features the Reduced Shakespeare Company
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College presented its seventh Professional Artist Series installment of the school year, hosting the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Students and community members watched as the company performed “The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)” in the Markel Auditorium on March 21.
Hillsdale College Baseball Plays First Home Game of the Season at New TFO Partners Field
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale College Baseball team will play its first game on the newly built TFO Partners Field on March 16.
Hillsdale College Student Takes First Place at National Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College student Thérèse Boudreaux (’24) took first place nationally for Best Documentary at this year’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference hosted in New York City.
Hillsdale College Hosts Spring Parents Weekend
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College welcomed parents to campus for Parents Weekend from Feb. 23-25. 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 College.