Hillsdale in D.C. Archives

Hillsdale Alumna and Visiting Fellow Elizabeth Spalding Receives Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary

The award recognizes her scholarship and educational initiatives about Hungary’s struggle against communism.

Hillsdale in D.C. Announces 2025-2026 James Madison Fellows

Fifteen young professionals meet once a month to discuss foreign policy, marriage and family, the rule of law, and more.

Hillsdale College Professor Speaks at the NRA’s Youth Education Summit

Matthew Spalding, dean of Hillsdale’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government, spoke on the architecture of the buildings in Washington, D.C., and on the American founding.

Hillsdale College Students Intern and Study in Washington, D.C., as Part of Washington-Hillsdale 2025 Internship Program

WHIP students are interning for the House Judiciary Committee, Pacific Legal Foundation, the White House, and more.

Hillsdale College Professor Matthew Mehan Wins America 250 Innovation Prize from the Heritage Foundation

Mehan received the prize for his forthcoming book of fables.

Hillsdale College in D.C. Announces New James Madison Fellowship Class

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 James Madison Fellowship Class.

Hillsdale College Celebrates 50 Years of the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program

HILLSDALE, Mich. — This year, Hillsdale College celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. During the past five decades, more than 685 students participated in the program.

Hillsdale College in D.C. Holds Event on the Ideological State of Universities

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s Academy for Science and Freedom held a day-long event on Oct. 21 titled “Reversing the Ideological Capture of Universities” at its D.C. campus. The event was co-hosted with the Global Liberty Institute and the Salem Center for Policy at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. It featured panel discussions on potential solutions for decreasing ideological restrictions on college campuses around the country.

Hillsdale College Hosts an Evening with the Academy for Science & Freedom

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College hosted “An Evening with the Academy for Science & Freedom” on Sept. 1. More than 700 guests attended the evening’s events, which included dinner and a colloquium featuring the Academy for Science & Freedom’s three founding fellows: Scott Atlas, M.D.; Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D.; and Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D.

Hillsdale College in D.C. Hosts Thomas Spoehr for Lecture on Wokeness in the Military

HILLSDALE, Mich. — National defense expert Thomas Spoehr delivered a lecture titled “The Rise of Wokeness and Decline of Readiness in the Military” at Hillsdale College’s campus in Washington, D.C., on July 20. The event was a part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series. Faculty and media attended the speech and the reception that followed.

Van Andel Graduate School of Government Celebrates First Graduating Class

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., celebrated its first graduating class on Saturday, May 7. Caitlin Burke, Steve Schaefer, and Bridget Weisenburger each received their Master of Arts in Government degree at the main campus graduation ceremony.