Hillsdale Alumni Newsletter Archives

A Lifelong Teacher: French Professor Maria Rebbert Retires

After serving for 32 years as a professor in Hillsdale’s French Department, Dr. Rebbert retired at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. Her parents were both teachers who, when they helped Rebbert and her siblings with homework, would point out their methods for teaching and memorizing.

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant: Remembering Stephen Casai

For 35 years, Steve Casai greeted students and guests entering Hillsdale’s cafeteria, always with a gracious smile and a friendly “hello.”

Studying a Statesman: Churchill Fellows Assist with Winston Churchill Biography

“Churchill’s political career was more than 50 years long,” Geiger says. “He left everyone who came after him the largest collection of personal papers of any statesman of his stature ever. And we have that.”

To the Holy Land and Back: Hillsdale College Students Travel to Israel

Over Christmas break, 85 Hillsdale College students, accompanied by a few members of the faculty and staff, took an 11-day trip to Israel. “The Israel that you read about here and the Israel we encountered there are two entirely different places,” junior Larissa Clark says.

Conversion Conversations in Koon: The Road to Ordination for Aaron Friar and Ray Phelps

For Hillsdale roommates Aaron Friar, ’94, and Ray Phelps, ’94, conversation and debate with friends in Koon Hall started a spiritual journey that led both to their ordinations in the Orthodox Christian Church 25 years later.

Hillsdale’s Centenarian Martha Kuehn

Hillsdale’s oldest living alumna at 103 years old, Martha Jose Kuehn, has used her Hillsdale education in her roles as secretary, teacher, wife, and mother since she graduated in 1938.

Tackling Mental Health

On September 28, 2017, former NFL quarterback Eric Hipple gave a talk about mental health. This presentation was sponsored by the Light House, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the […]

Don Tocco’s Seasons of Life

On April 20, 2017, Don Tocco spoke to Hillsdale College Students on how to navigate the seasons of life.

Is Teaching for Me?

So, you want to go into teaching? I speak as one who has a miniscule amount of experience yet who can offer what wisdom I do have, along with the insights of teachers far greater than I.

Scott Lantis, ’13

Of all Scott’s experiences so far, standing on the sidelines as the Broncos won the AFC Championship against the New England Patriots was the best.

Freedom Scholarship – Jeff Rogers

Dean of Students Jeff Rogers talks about the Freedom Scholarship for veterans.

Internship Spotlight: Emily Runge, ’16

Senior politics major Emily Runge interned in Washington, D.C., during the spring of 2015 at the Heritage Foundation in their Asian Studies Center, which is part of the Davis Foreign Policy Institute.