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A Window Into the Past: Dr. Bradley Birzer’s Cemetery Tours
A key principle of Hillsdale College is remembering and preserving our heritage. Dr. Bradley Birzer gives tours of Hillsdale’s Oak Grove Cemetery, teaching students about 19th century life and the importance of remembering the past.
Read More about A Window Into the Past: Dr. Bradley Birzer’s Cemetery ToursThe Nimrod Fellowship
The Nimrod Fellowship extends unique opportunities to students interested in hunting and fishing while involving them in understanding the work and resources behind conservation efforts.
Read More about The Nimrod FellowshipBeyond Numbers: Barry Scholar Nicholas West Finds Beauty in Mathematics
For Nicholas West, ’22, math is so much more than numbers and formulas. An applied mathematics and physics double major at Hillsdale, Nicholas is currently working on his second master’s degree in mathematics at Oxford University, with an eye toward teaching at the college level someday.
Read More about Beyond Numbers: Barry Scholar Nicholas West Finds Beauty in MathematicsTrue Hillsdalians: Blooming Where They’re Planted
Hillsdale College attracts a majority of students from beyond Hillsdale County, and even Michigan. Yet a few students born and raised in the area attend the College every year. Here are some of their stories…
Read More about True Hillsdalians: Blooming Where They’re PlantedAiming High: Zechariah Steiger’s Growth Through Action Shooting
Zechariah Steiger’s path to Hillsdale wasn’t traditional. He served in the United States Army for four years, and came to Hillsdale’s campus in 2020. An accomplished action shooting athlete, Zechariah is grateful for the Freedom Scholarship and the opportunity to experience shooting sports at the collegiate level.
Read More about Aiming High: Zechariah Steiger’s Growth Through Action ShootingA New Target to Hit: Kie Kababik Makes His Mark in Digital Marketing
When Kie Kababik, ’18, joined the Hillsdale College shotgun team as a freshman, he joined a team fresh off its first Division III national championship the previous year. Kababik played an important role in the team repeating that success on a national stage.
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Loosely inspired by the essay “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read, what follows traces the early life of a Hillsdale College Liberty Walk brick.
Read More about I, Liberty BrickThe Hillsdale to Law Connection
Hillsdale prepares its students especially well for the study and practice of law. Graduating senior and rising first-year law student Victoria Kelly explores why.
Read More about The Hillsdale to Law ConnectionA Final Senior Semester
It’s hard to believe that four years flew by this quickly, and yet so much has happened. Even just reflecting on the last few months brings back to mind some amazing memories. A soon-to-graduate senior reflects on some of her favorite memories from her final semester at the ‘Dale.
Read More about A Final Senior SemesterDebate at Hillsdale College: Forty Years and New Frontiers
As the debate team celebrated its fortieth anniversary this 2023-2024 season, it also found new leadership and new opportunities.
Read More about Debate at Hillsdale College: Forty Years and New FrontiersHillsdale Students and Incarnation: A Journal of the Moral Imagination
With its stellar English Department, Hillsdale is known for producing students who know how to analyze literature well. But there are also those that write works of their own.
Read More about Hillsdale Students and Incarnation: A Journal of the Moral ImaginationA Major Chapter: The Collegiate Scholars Program’s Annual Greece Trip
The Collegiate Scholars Program’s annual trip to Greece provides a new perspective on learning, faith, friendship, and a Hillsdale education.
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