Hillsdale Blog

Making Hillsdale a Home: The Do’s and Don’ts of Dorm Life

The idea of living in a dorm can be both scary and exciting. Either way, here are some tips for making Hillsdale home.

What to Do with a Humanities Major

Unlike STEM majors, the humanities are often denigrated as not being “useful.” These three Hillsdale students have found value in their humanities majors and the skills they provide as well as employment post-graduation.

Five Tips to Survive Your 8 a.m.

So you’re registered for an 8 a.m. class this semester. Here are some ideas to make it through those early mornings (from a girl who barely functions in the morning).

Lofty and Lovely: The Rhetoric of Hillsdale College Architecture

Our purpose here is high, and so are the ceilings. As students and faculty sit, studying, their voices carry lofty ideas upward, almost as if we are delivering them back from where they came. Those tall ceilings remind us to look up. Those long windows, evenly spaced invitations of sunlight, remind us that the things we study and our ideas about them expand far beyond the classroom walls.

5 Unexpected Blessings from COVID-19

COVID-19 has taken many things from Hillsdale College students, but it has also brought some unexpected blessings. By focusing on these blessings, I can more easily manage the great losses. These five blessings are those that I focus on the most.

Getting Along with the College’s Motto

Virtus tentamine gaudet, for Hillsdale students, is a unifying motto and the College’s promise of commitment to our education, not something to fear. I learned this quickly from alumni as I tried to decide whether to apply here, from my experience visiting campus, and now as I live it out freshman year.

Broadcast or Bust: Opportunities at Radio Free Hillsdale

Through Radio Free Hillsdale, students tune into their passions and gain valuable broadcasting experience by producing their own shows.

In a Small Town, It’s the Little Things

For me, moving to a small town was intimidating. But in my first semester, I learned that going to college in a small town can be transformative.

How Hillsdale Marches for Life

Standing up for what you believe in can be difficult in today’s culture. My college education has empowered me to embrace my passion for the March for Life and its cause.

College Means Partnership, and That Means Parents

Dr. Arnn frequently reminds students that “college means partnership.” As a freshman, I thought that partnership existed only between students and faculty. Now, as a second semester senior, I recognize—and finally appreciate—that partnerships must include parents as well.

Mind, Body, and Soul: Five Tips for Staying Healthy in College

As a busy college student, sometimes you may need a reminder of how to stay healthy, even when your schedule is full and you’re feeling stressed. Here are five tips for staying healthy in college.

Discovering Winter (and the Fashionable Winter Coat)

I was born and raised in Southern California, where winters were nearly indistinguishable from other seasons. Learning to navigate college life as I learned to navigate the seasons provided unexpected challenges and blessings, of which discovering the joys of winter was my favorite.