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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Big Hollywood Visits Hillsdale College


Here's a look at one of our favorite colleges from, of all places, the perspective of Hollywood.

On a related matter, this Thursday we will be posting the Young America's Foundation 2009-2010 listing of the ten best conservative colleges in America. We hope and expect Hillsdale will continue to be among them.

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The imposing but elegant Central Hall houses the administrative offices of Hillsdale College.

From Big Hollywood
By Robert J. Avrech

No tattoos. No body piercings.

That’s the first thing that hits me about the students here at Hillsdale College.

This is an environment that is free from self-mutilations, an affliction that seems rampant among America’s young.

Hillsdale prides itself as a place “where an education in the permanent things is a matter of precedent, plan and procedure.”

The educational mission at Hillsdale rests upon two foundational principles: academic excellence and institutional independence. The college does not accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies for any of its operations. All funding come from donors and tuition.