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41-474: The college also has club teams and intramural sports that vary from year to year. The Hillsdale College Chargers football teams play their home games at Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium . The stadium has an official seating capacity of 8,500 spectators. Football coach Muddy Waters was the head coach at Hillsdale from 1954 to 1973. The football stadium is named in his honor. The men's and women's basketball programs of Hillsdale College play their home games in

82-543: A 13–11 conference record. Chargers athletes have enjoyed numerous accolades in their respective sports, and many have moved on to the professional level: Hillsdale College Hillsdale College is a private , conservative , Christian liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan . It was founded in 1844 by members of the Free Will Baptists . Women were admitted to the college in 1844, making

123-751: A 15–2 over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers . At Hillsdale, the varsity softball team competes at their home Johnny Williams Field. The Charger softball team won the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship in 2018, the school's softball team's first conference championship at the NCAA Division II level. This win earned them a berth in the NCAA regional tournament where the Chargers went on to beat

164-532: A Civics "1776 Curriculum." In 2022, Hillsdale had schools following its K–12 liberal arts curriculum across 19 states and Barney Charter Schools in 9 states. After several decades of maintaining a semester program in Washington D.C. , Hillsdale established a permanent presence with the establishment of the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on Massachusetts Avenue. The facility

205-547: A Free Will Baptist church there for two years. After that, Graham worked in the real estate business until 1870 when he briefly pastored a church in Taunton, Massachusetts before accepting a second term as president of Hillsdale College in 1871 serving until 1875 when he moved back to Chicago to work in real estate until 1879. He then moved to Philadelphia. He was an active writer for the Morning Star , The Free Baptist, and

246-455: A finding that a college actually discriminated, but nevertheless upheld Hillsdale's refusal to sign the compliance forms because only its student loan and grant program is subject to Title IX regulation, not the entire college. Daniel McBride Graham Daniel McBride Graham (1817–1888) was a Free Will Baptist pastor, abolitionist, writer, and inventor who served as the first president of Hillsdale College , serving from 1844 to 1848 and

287-435: A letter from the state Department of Education early in his presidency that said his college "violated the standards for diversity." He added, "because we didn't have enough dark ones, I guess, is what they meant." After being criticized for calling minorities "dark ones," Arnn explained that he was referring to "dark faces". He stated: "The State of Michigan sent a group of people down to my campus, with clipboards ... to look at

328-659: A library, a music hall, an arts center, a conference center, a hotel, and a preschool. Hillsdale College also operates Hillsdale Academy , a private K–12 liberal arts school. The college opened the classical -style Christ Chapel in 2019, in a dedication ceremony led by Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas . The campus features the Liberty Walk, a walkway lined with bronze depictions of famous politicians including George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , Abraham Lincoln , Frederick Douglass , Winston Churchill , Margaret Thatcher , and Ronald Reagan . In

369-685: A monthly speech digest. Russell Kirk taught at Hillsdale for one semester per year beginning in 1973. Roche resigned his position at Hillsdale in late 1999 following a scandal surrounding the death by suicide of his son's wife, Lissa Jackson Roche, in the Slayton Arboretum on October 17, 1999. Hours prior to her suicide, Roche stated that she and her father-in-law had engaged in an on-and-off 19-year sexual affair. Married to Roche's son, Hillsdale Professor of History George Roche IV, Jackson Roche had been employed as managing editor of Hillsdale College Press for 14 years. President Roche denied

410-638: A new field house for its developing athletic programs, and, in 1924, chartered its chapter of Chi Omega . During the Great Depression , Willfred Otto Mauck, Joseph Mauck's son and also an alumnus, was selected as the eighth president, serving from 1933 to 1942. Throughout this era, the college struggled financially, was forced to cancel its new construction projects, and cut the pay of its faculty and staff by nearly 20%. Succeeding Mauck, Harvey L. Turner became Hillsdale's ninth president, serving from 1942 to 1952. Despite its financial difficulties,

451-686: A year and six months he left to serve as pastor of the First Free Will Baptist Church of New York City for twelve years. In 1861 he became pastor of a Free Will Baptist church in Portland, Maine for six years. Graham served a founding trustee of Bates College in Maine in 1864 when it incorporated as a college affiliated with the Free Will Baptists. In 1867 he moved to Chicago at the request of family and served

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492-713: Is a member of the advisory board of Project 2025 , a collection of conservative and right-wing policy proposals from the Heritage Foundation to reshape the United States federal government and consolidate executive power should the Republican nominee win the 2024 presidential election . In 2024, Hillsdale College accepted 20.6% of undergraduate applicants, and was considered to have "Elite Admission Standards" with those admitted having an average 3.93 GPA and, for standardized test scores, having

533-537: The Free Will Baptist Church founded their denomination's first collegiate institution in 1844. They established Michigan Central College in Spring Arbor, Michigan , The state of Michigan incorporated the college in the following year, during which the college enrolled 25 undergraduates. The college was officially non-sectarian. Its first president was Daniel McBride Graham , who held

574-771: The 1960s. In 1962, the college's trustees adopted its own "Declaration of Independence". It affirmed Hillsdale's stance against what it called governmental control. A marker designating the college as a Michigan Historic Site was erected by the Michigan Historical Commission in 1968. George Roche III became the 11th president of Hillsdale College in 1971. During the Roche years, Hillsdale became nationally known, in part because of its withdrawal from federal and state-assisted loan programs and grants. Colleges that receive federal funding are required by law to report data on racial integration as part of

615-648: The Baptist Quarterly Review for most of his life. Graham also studied chemistry and received eleven patents, including patents for a steam generator, steam boiler, heating device and device for vaporizing and burning petroleum. He was an abolitionist before the Civil War and strong supporter of temperance and women's education and suffrage. Graham was survived by a widow and three children. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1888 and

656-684: The Christian tradition have been essential to the mission of the College". It has always been open to black and female students. In 1861, many Hillsdale students joined the ranks of the Union Army during the American Civil War ; a higher percentage of Hillsdale students enlisted than from any other Michigan college. In 1869, James Calder succeeded Fairfield as president. Calder served through 1871. During his administration,

697-804: The Jesse Phillips Arena. The Chargers baseball team plays their home games at Simpson Field, located near Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium . The Chargers made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2016 where they fell to the Grand Valley State Lakers and the Indianapolis Greyhounds . After the Chargers move to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference , the Chargers secured their first conference championship since 1960 with

738-676: The Republican Party led to the invitation of several notable speakers on the campus, including Frederick Douglass (who visited the school on two occasions) and Edward Everett , the orator who preceded Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg . On August 8, 1860, Hillsdale conferred its first degrees. On March 20, 1863, the Michigan legislature formally legalized Hillsdale's change of name and location. Hillsdale no longer has any denominational affiliation but, according to its website, "the moral tenets of Christianity as commonly understood in

779-723: The Reviewing Authority rejected Hillsdale's arguments and the ALJ's decision, ruling that HEW could require Hillsdale to sign the Assurance of Compliance as a condition of its students receiving federal financial assistance. The college appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ; in 1982, the Sixth Circuit ruled that government aid to individual students could be terminated without

820-640: The US affirmative action student loan program. Hillsdale announced that it refused to do so, and the college's trustees instead stated that the institution would follow its own non-discrimination policy and "with the help of God, resist, by all legal means, any encroachments on its independence." During Roche's presidency, the college dramatically increased its endowment, established the Center for Constructive Alternatives, and hosted prominent national speakers, including Ronald Reagan . It also began publishing Imprimis ,

861-751: The Van Andel Graduate School of Government on its DC campus offering an M.A. in Government. In 2022, Hillsdale founded its Graduate School of Classical Education offering an M.A. in Classical Education. In 2013, Arnn was criticized for remarks about ethnic minorities he made while testifying before the Michigan legislature against the Common Core curriculum standards. Expressing concern about government interference with educational institutions, he noted having received

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902-461: The alleged affair, but was suspended by the College on November 1 and resigned his post on November 10. Due to Jackson Roche's suicide and the ensuing scandal, the college's reputation suffered. Larry P. Arnn has served as president of the college since 2000. Hillsdale's K–12 Initiative developed a full liberal arts K–12 curriculum for use in the charter schools and its private school in Michigan, Hillsdale Academy. In 2021, Hillsdale K–12 released

943-588: The college built a new library, had an undefeated and untied football team in 1938, and celebrated its centennial in 1944, when more than 1,000 alumni returned to campus for the commencement ceremony. J. Donald Phillips next assumed the presidency, holding the position from 1952 to 1971. During his administration, Hillsdale constructed the Simpson and McIntyre Student Residences in 1966. In these years, Hillsdale began to resist federal civil rights regulations, particularly concerning affirmative action , enacted in

984-672: The college community and an early and outspoken advocate for women's suffrage , Mauck served for two decades. One of the women's dormitories is named after Mauck.In 1907, the college amended its Articles of Association, no longer requiring the president and trustees to be Free Will Baptists . This led to a decline in the theological department's prestige but an increase in the number of Christian denominations represented on campus. William Gear Spencer succeeded Mauck as president, serving from 1922 to 1932, when he departed to lead Franklin College . Under Spencer, Hillsdale acquired its 14-acre Slayton Arboretum, built new dormitories, constructed

1025-536: The college grew in size and in 1891, the Chicago Herald wrote, "Hillsdale has a college second in standing to no denominational college in the country." In 1900, Hillsdale ceased grazing livestock and removed the agrarian fence circling the campus. It began an era of institutional growth and professionalization. In 1902, Joseph William Mauck became the college's sixth president, the first Hillsdale graduate to return as president of his alma mater. Beloved by

1066-516: The college of performing "phony investigations" and then blaming them "for being raped". The lawsuit points to Hillsdale's policy of not accepting government funding "to avoid its obligations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ", and accuses the school of putting its students at an "unusually high risk of sexual assault because Hillsdale fails to have or enforce policies that prevent sexual assault". Hillsdale College

1107-836: The college the second-oldest coeducational educational institution in the United States. Hillsdale's required core curriculum includes courses on the Great Books , the U.S. Constitution , biology, chemistry, and physics. Since the late 20th century, in order to opt out of the US government's Title IX requirements, Hillsdale has declined government financial support. Instead, Hillsdale depends entirely on private donations to supplement students' tuition. Defunct Newspapers Journals TV channels Websites Other Economics Gun rights Identity politics Nativist Religion Watchdog groups Youth/student groups Miscellaneous Other Members of

1148-718: The colors of people's faces and write down what they saw. We don't keep records of that information. What were they looking for besides dark ones?" Michigan House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel condemned Arnn's comments, calling them "offensive", "inflammatory and bigoted", and asked for an apology. In response, the college issued a statement apologizing for Arnn's remark, while reiterating his concern about "state-endorsed racism", as Arnn called affirmative action. In 2019, S. Prestley Blake donated his former home, an exact replica of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello , in Somers, Connecticut to Hillsdale College. In May 2021, Hillsdale dedicated

1189-421: The commercial school opened, a theological department was established, and the college enrolled around 750 students. He resigned to become president of Pennsylvania State University . Hillsdale's first president, Daniel McBride Graham, returned for a brief second term in 1871, notably rebuilding the campus after the catastrophic "Great Fire" of March 6, 1874. DeWitt Clinton Durgin, a Union College alumnus,

1230-406: The early 1980s, a controversy over the school's admissions practices threatened federal student loans to 200 Hillsdale students. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program that receives federal money. The federal government required colleges where students received federal funding to document their compliance with Title IX, but Hillsdale refused, arguing that

1271-529: The fourth president from 1871 to 1874. Graham was born in 1817 in Milan, Ohio and worked on his family's farm. In 1843 he graduated from Oberlin College . He served as the first president of Michigan Central College (later to become Hillsdale College) in Spring Arbor, Michigan when it was established in 1844 with five students. Graham left the presidency in 1848 to a pastor a Baptist church in Saco, Maine . After

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1312-466: The government could not deny federal funds to its students because the college received no direct federal funding and there was no allegation of actual sex discrimination. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) sought to terminate federal financial assistance to Hillsdale's students; an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied HEW's request in 1978, and both HEW and Hillsdale appealed to HEW's Civil Rights Reviewing Authority. In October 1979,

1353-575: The middle 50% scoring 1360-1520 on the SAT , or having the middle 50% scoring 30-34 on the ACT . In 2024, Hillsdale was ranked 39th out of 211 ranked "National Liberal Arts Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report . The Princeton Review ' s The Best 384 Colleges 2023 ranked Hillsdale as first for "most engaged in community service," seventh for "students love these colleges," eighth for "professors get high marks," and thirteenth for "students study

1394-869: The most." The most popular undergraduate majors, based on 2021 graduates, were: As of 2022, the college offers three graduate programs: the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship, offering both an M.A. and a Ph.D. program in Politics; the Steve and Amy Van Andel Graduate School of Government, based in Washington, D.C., and offering an M.A. in Government; and the Graduate School of Classical Education, offering an M.A. in classical education. Hillsdale's 200-acre (81 ha) campus contains multiple instructional and office buildings, 13 residence halls, seven fraternity and sorority houses , an athletic complex,

1435-564: The nationally ranked, and first place in the region, Grand Valley State University Lakers before falling to that year’s national champions: the Eagles of the University of Southern Indiana. The Charger softball team has recently acquired a new coach, Kyle Gross, after previous head coach Joe Abraham took the position at University of Toledo. Gross, who took over in the 2019 season, led the Chargers to yet another G-MAC conference championship and

1476-471: The newly renovated Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena. The arena is located within the Roche Sports Complex and is adjacent to Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium . It has a maximum seating capacity of 2,200 spectators. However, additional standing room is available. The women's volleyball team of Hillsdale College play their home games in the newly renovated Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena, formerly known as

1517-439: The office from 1844 to 1848. Edmund Burke Fairfield assumed the school's presidency in 1848, and in 1850 the college was chartered to confer degrees. Black students were admitted immediately after the college's founding, and the college became the second school in the nation to grant four-year liberal arts degrees to women . Outgrowing its space, in 1853 the school moved to Hillsdale, Michigan, in part to have access to

1558-632: The property as the Blake Center for Faith and Freedom. In November 2021, Hillsdale purchased land in Placer County , California for nearly $ 6M with plans for a new educational center. The college is at the center of a political dispute about the K12 education, since it regards "history as politics by other means". In October 2023, two female students sued the college after reporting instances of sexual assault from male students. They accused

1599-513: The railroad that served the city. It received financial support from residents who wanted to develop the 20-year-old town. Construction was completed and the school reopened as Hillsdale College in 1855. Fairfield led Hillsdale from 1848 to 1869. In 1854, he attended the first convention of the new Republican Party with Ransom Dunn in neighboring Jackson, Michigan . Fairfield was elected lieutenant governor of Michigan. Hillsdale's early anti-slavery reputation and pivotal role in founding

1640-622: Was dedicated on Constitution Day 2010. Ginni Thomas , wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas , ran the Washington center's speaker series at this time. In 2015, the Boyle Radio Studio at the Kirby Center was dedicated. In 2012, Hillsdale founded the Van Andel Graduate School for Statesmanship on its Michigan campus offering both an M.A. and PhD in Politics. Its first M.A. students graduated in 2014, and its first PhD students graduated in 2018. In 2020, Hillsdale founded

1681-509: Was president from 1874 to 1884. In 1878, the Hillsdale Herald was published, becoming the second oldest college newspaper in Michigan, behind Kalamazoo College 's The Index . This paper later merged with another college paper to become The Collegian . In 1884, Spencer O. Fisher became the first Hillsdale alumnus elected to Congress. George F. Mosher served as president of Hillsdale from 1886 to 1901. During this time,

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