There are so many reasons for conservatives to like Hillsdale College
Conservatives have always admired Hillsdale College for its commitment to Judeo-Christian values and its ability to thrive without federal assistance but as Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia reports there are a lot of other reasons to like Hillsdale.
Hillsdale’s Other Milestones
Many know that Hillsdale College accepts no federal funds but fewer know of some of the school’s other milestones.
“From its inception in 1844, Hillsdale took a firm stance on non-discrimination, standing firmly against slavery and firmly for the education of women. It was the first American college to prohibit (in its very charter) any type of discrimination, whether based on race, religion or gender,” Joy Lucius writes in the AFA Journal. “Also, Hillsdale was the second U. S. college to offer women a four-year degree program.” The AFA Journal is published by the American Family Association (AFA).
“Privately funded grants and scholarships given to Hillsdale students exceed $20 million annually,” Lucius notes but “The problem is that only 1,400 students at one time can benefit from financial resources there.”
What makes Hillsdale even more unique is that it offers a classic liberal arts education with a Judeo-Christian perspective. Hillsdale’s director of admissions Jeff Lantis said that a Hillsdale education is “an earned privilege and not an entitlement.”
Lantis urges students and their families to:
- Take courses in high school for advanced placement credit and college credit;
- Look at all college options with admissions, tuition prices, degree programs, teacher-to-student ratios, housing and food costs;
- Compare large vs. small colleges;
- Get an appointment and ask questions about financial aid; and
- Research grants, loans, scholarships.
The point of the article was that “the borrower really is a slave to the lender.” Hillsdale College tries to exemplify that through limiting financial burden on the student, parent and family.
Comments
A few years ago, I was invited by my alma mater, a very comparable liberal arts college, to a weekend conference for recently retired alums. The mission was to to brainstorm how to “increase diversity.” After asking a few questions concerning outreach and means-independent admission, I then asked why they thought there was a need to “increase diversity?” After all, everyone who wanted to attend, and was able to do the work, was being admitted. There was a stunned silence. Finally the nice person suggested that perhaps this might not be the best fit. I agreed, and have never been invited to another such meeting.
Hillsdale is actually very affordable for a private college – tuition is around $20,000 per year.
Compare that to the tuition at vastly inferior leftist indoctrination schools.