Stephanie Gordon Archives

Simply D’VINE: Rebecca Abel Buick and Joe Buick, ’88, Expand Their Luxury Cookie Brand

D’VINE Cookies isn’t your typical cookie company; it’s a luxury cookie brand. Once a startup company, the brand is looking to triple its production in 2022 by producing 10 million cookies.

Neal Cole, ’07, Elected New President of the Alumni Association Board

Recently elected president of the Alumni Association Board, Neal Cole, ’07, is implementing major initiatives to connect alumni to the College for a vibrant alumni life.

Genesis Health and Performance: A God-Driven Story

Hillsdale alum opens Genesis Health and Performance in Hillsdale to offer comprehensive care for the community he loves. For him, this is a God-driven story.

A Passion for Puppetry

Dr. Jared White, new assistant professor of Spanish, brings shadow puppetry, a seemingly rare form of art in today’s world, to youth across America and the Hillsdale community.

Combining Science and History for a Unique Kind of Podcast

Hillsdale alumna creates BA in Science, a podcast focusing on notable human beings who have made big moves in the science world.

Victory Gardens, Air Raids, and Funerals: Reflections From Hillsdale’s 83-Year-Old Veteran Student

Frank “Tom” Thompson, ’24, is an 83-year-old veteran obtaining his degree in American history thanks to the Freedom Scholarship. Currently, 16 veteran students are on campus this fall earning their degrees after serving their country.

In the Community: Instilling the Good, the True, and the Beautiful at Home

Often behind the scenes in today’s society, two local stay-at-home moms, also Hillsdale alums, are instilling the good, the true, and the beautiful within the walls of their own homes.

Hillsdale Alum Crowned Mrs. Universe

Growing up in the foster care system, Tori Petersen, ’18, has made it her mission to show foster youth that they have a voice and a purpose. The newly crowned Mrs. Universe sheds light on the broken system.

Building Strong Communities and Cultivating Civic Engagement

Student interns spent the summer learning about community, civic engagement, and leadership through the Hillsdale Summer Fellowship Program.

Suiting Up the Stars

Anthony Manno, ’14, reflects on his grandparents immigrating from Italy and taking a chance on a tailor shop that has been family owned and operated for more than 50 years. The Dearborn, Michigan, clothier recently had the opportunity to suit up the stars of HBO’s No Sudden Move.

Fighting Literacy Odds in the Classroom

Ashley York, ’06, is a looping first-second teacher at Gier Elementary School here in Hillsdale. She’s fighting literacy odds and molding young minds into excited readers.

Remaining Dutiful to Studies and Service: Hillsdale Makes High Marks in The Princeton Review Rankings

Hillsdale remained in the top 20 of 12 subcategories for The Princeton Review’s 2020 rankings – improving in Most Engaged in Community Service and Professors Get High Marks.