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| + | |name=Hillsdale College | ||
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| + | |type=Private | ||
| + | |city=Hillsdale, Michigan | ||
| + | |sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, football, softball, swimming, track, volleyball<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hillsdale.edu/athletics/|work=Hillsdale College|title=Hillsdale Chargers|language=English}}</ref> | ||
| + | |colors=royal blue, white | ||
| + | |mascot=Chargers | ||
| + | |website=http://www.hillsdale.edu/ | ||
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| + | '''Hillsdale College''' in Hillsdale, [[Michigan]] was founded in 1844. It is a small, private, [[liberal arts]] college with a strong conservative and libertarian emphasis. The coeducational student body of about 1,300 students pursue a four-year curriculum leading to the BA ([[bachelor's degree|bachelor of arts]]) or BS (bachelor of science) degree.<ref>http://www.collegeguide.org/itemdetail.aspx?item=4c8d5438-523d-4c32-a2a3-bd88b05678d7</ref> | ||
| − | Hillsdale College is one of only | + | Hillsdale College is one of only three major colleges that has remained completely outside of federal regulations by declining [[federal funding]] and federally guaranteed student loans.<ref>The other major colleges that are outside of federal regulations is [[Grove City College]] and [[Patrick Henry College]]. Hillsdale College tends to have more of a [[libertarian]] emphasis than [[Grove City College]], which tends to be more socially conservative and religious in spirit.</ref> |
| + | Hillsdale boasts a 10-1 student faculty ratio, and sponsors off-campus internships, overseas study programs and the adjunct seminars of the Center for Constructive Alternatives, the Mises Lectures in free-market economics, the National Leadership Seminars and the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence. | ||
| − | [[ | + | Hillsdale publishes the widely read ''Imprimis'' newsletter. Adjacent to the campus is the model primary and secondary school, Hillsdale Academy, whose comprehensive Reference Guide is used in hundreds of schools throughout the country. |
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| + | Hillsdale teaches the [[theory of evolution]] as though it were true. But otherwise it is considered to be one of the finest right-of-center colleges in the country. | ||
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| + | ==Constitutional Literacy== | ||
| + | As an effort to increase the constitutional literacy of American voters, Hillsdale College offers free online courses full of information. Some of those courses include: Constitution 101, [[Constitution 201]], The Federalist Papers, Great Books 101, Great Books 201, Economics 101, An Introduction to C. S. Lewis, and a course on Winston Churchill. | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | {{reflist|1}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Colleges]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Conservatism]] | ||
Revision as of 22:06, June 13, 2017
| Hillsdale College | |
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| City: | Hillsdale, Michigan |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, football, softball, swimming, track, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | royal blue, white |
| Mascot: | Chargers |
| Website: | http://www.hillsdale.edu/ |
Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan was founded in 1844. It is a small, private, liberal arts college with a strong conservative and libertarian emphasis. The coeducational student body of about 1,300 students pursue a four-year curriculum leading to the BA (bachelor of arts) or BS (bachelor of science) degree.[2]
Hillsdale College is one of only three major colleges that has remained completely outside of federal regulations by declining federal funding and federally guaranteed student loans.[3]
Hillsdale boasts a 10-1 student faculty ratio, and sponsors off-campus internships, overseas study programs and the adjunct seminars of the Center for Constructive Alternatives, the Mises Lectures in free-market economics, the National Leadership Seminars and the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence.
Hillsdale publishes the widely read Imprimis newsletter. Adjacent to the campus is the model primary and secondary school, Hillsdale Academy, whose comprehensive Reference Guide is used in hundreds of schools throughout the country.
Hillsdale teaches the theory of evolution as though it were true. But otherwise it is considered to be one of the finest right-of-center colleges in the country.
Constitutional Literacy
As an effort to increase the constitutional literacy of American voters, Hillsdale College offers free online courses full of information. Some of those courses include: Constitution 101, Constitution 201, The Federalist Papers, Great Books 101, Great Books 201, Economics 101, An Introduction to C. S. Lewis, and a course on Winston Churchill.
Notes
- ↑ Hillsdale Chargers (English). Hillsdale College.
- ↑ http://www.collegeguide.org/itemdetail.aspx?item=4c8d5438-523d-4c32-a2a3-bd88b05678d7
- ↑ The other major colleges that are outside of federal regulations is Grove City College and Patrick Henry College. Hillsdale College tends to have more of a libertarian emphasis than Grove City College, which tends to be more socially conservative and religious in spirit.
