Hillsdale College was founded in 1844 by men and women who proclaimed
themselves “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings resulting
from the prevalence of civil and religious liberty and intelligent piety
in the land,” and who believed that “the diffusion of sound learning is
essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.”
Hillsdale was the first American college to prohibit in its charter any discrimination based on race, sex, or national origin. Associated with the anti-slavery movement from its earliest days, it attracted to its campus anti-slavery leaders such as Frederick Douglass and Edward Everett, who preceded Abraham Lincoln at his Gettysburg speach.
Several of the College’s leading men were instrumental in founding the new Republican party up the road in Jackson, Michigan, in 1854. And Hillsdale sent a larger percentage of its students to fight for the Union in the Civil War than any other American college or university except West Point. Two of those Hillsdale veterans helped carry Lincoln’s casket to the slain president’s final resting place in Springfield, Illinois.
Hillsdale’s modern rise to national prominence began in the 1970s, when the federal government attempted to impose a host of regulations on the College—including racial quota requirements that violated Hillsdale’s principled policy of nondiscrimination. When the Supreme Court upheld these regulations in the 1980s on the basis that Hillsdale students received federally funded grants and loans, the College decided to refuse even this indirect form of federal aid, replacing all federal student aid with privately funded grants, loans, and scholarships.
Hillsdale was the first American college to prohibit in its charter any discrimination based on race, sex, or national origin. Associated with the anti-slavery movement from its earliest days, it attracted to its campus anti-slavery leaders such as Frederick Douglass and Edward Everett, who preceded Abraham Lincoln at his Gettysburg speach.
Several of the College’s leading men were instrumental in founding the new Republican party up the road in Jackson, Michigan, in 1854. And Hillsdale sent a larger percentage of its students to fight for the Union in the Civil War than any other American college or university except West Point. Two of those Hillsdale veterans helped carry Lincoln’s casket to the slain president’s final resting place in Springfield, Illinois.
Hillsdale’s modern rise to national prominence began in the 1970s, when the federal government attempted to impose a host of regulations on the College—including racial quota requirements that violated Hillsdale’s principled policy of nondiscrimination. When the Supreme Court upheld these regulations in the 1980s on the basis that Hillsdale students received federally funded grants and loans, the College decided to refuse even this indirect form of federal aid, replacing all federal student aid with privately funded grants, loans, and scholarships.
Hillsdale’s Board of Trustees pledged first that the College would
continue its long-standing policy of nondiscrimination, and second that
it would not accept any encroachments on its independence. It is a
pledge that has been renewed several times in subsequent years and
stands to date.
Today an independent, coeducational, residential liberal arts college with a student body of some 1,400 undergraduates, the College continues to carry out its original mission.
With a core curriculum that comprises about one-half of courses a student needs to graduate, Hillsdale maintains its strong fidelity to the liberal arts.
In its outreach, too, the College teaches those same ideas that advance “civil and religious liberty.”
Its many programs include the Center for Constructive Alternatives, one of the largest college lecture series in America; the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, which holds seminars for high school teachers of civics and history; the National Leadership Seminars; the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, in Washington, D.C.; and Imprimis, a monthly newsletter that reaches nearly three million people.
Opened in the fall of 2012, the Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship offers an M.A. and a Ph.D. in politics.
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(even indirectly through student grants and loans) to remain truly independent.
That way they can offer the whole truth and not rely upon a questionable politically influseded Government - who would use Tax payer money to extend person agendas...
Get your copy of the perfect companion textbook to the Constitution 101 course. That’s
why the College counts on the generosity of people like you that help
to underwrite the costs of developing, producing, and distributing these
courses so that more Americans can learn to understand and appreciate
what made America the freest and most prosperous nation in human
history.
Will you make a tax-deductible donation today to help produce and promote more free online courses?
Not only will your gift help the College cover our costs, but it will also help reach more people just like you about the underlying principles of liberty in the Constitution.
For more information about Hillsdale College, please visit Hillsdale.edu.
Today an independent, coeducational, residential liberal arts college with a student body of some 1,400 undergraduates, the College continues to carry out its original mission.
With a core curriculum that comprises about one-half of courses a student needs to graduate, Hillsdale maintains its strong fidelity to the liberal arts.
In its outreach, too, the College teaches those same ideas that advance “civil and religious liberty.”
Its many programs include the Center for Constructive Alternatives, one of the largest college lecture series in America; the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, which holds seminars for high school teachers of civics and history; the National Leadership Seminars; the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, in Washington, D.C.; and Imprimis, a monthly newsletter that reaches nearly three million people.
Opened in the fall of 2012, the Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship offers an M.A. and a Ph.D. in politics.
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We are often asked — why does Hillsdale offer this course for free?
Here are three important reasons:- It is concerning that most Americans complete their education with little to no knowledge of America’s foundational principles.
- Every American must understand the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence—these set forth America’s founding principles.
- By educating millions of Americans on our founding principles of liberty, America can begin to turn around and restore lost liberty.
(even indirectly through student grants and loans) to remain truly independent.
That way they can offer the whole truth and not rely upon a questionable politically influseded Government - who would use Tax payer money to extend person agendas...
Get your copy of the perfect companion textbook to the Constitution 101 course. That’s
why the College counts on the generosity of people like you that help
to underwrite the costs of developing, producing, and distributing these
courses so that more Americans can learn to understand and appreciate
what made America the freest and most prosperous nation in human
history.Will you make a tax-deductible donation today to help produce and promote more free online courses?
Not only will your gift help the College cover our costs, but it will also help reach more people just like you about the underlying principles of liberty in the Constitution.
For more information about Hillsdale College, please visit Hillsdale.edu.
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