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History - HillsdaleHigherSkip to content HillsdaleHigher- Home MENU Search Search Academics Undergraduate Programs Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship Classical Liberal Arts Core Majors & Minors Featured Courses Academic Resources Library and Archives Online Courses Lifelong Learning Opportunities High School Summer Study and Travel Programs Beyond Classrooms Student Outcomes Philosophy, the University, and HillsdaleHigherAcademic Services Campus Life Residential Life Spiritual Life Greek Life Student Support Clubs & Intramurals Honorary Societies Volunteer Opportunities Events Calendar Traditions Campus Bookstore Around Campus Campus Safety WhatHigheris Meant to Be The Character of Our Civic Conversation Admissions & Aid Undergraduate Admissions Graduate Admissions Veteran Admissions Financial Aid Visiting Campus Admissions Events Incoming Students Credit Transfer Request Info Admissions FAQ Visit Campus Apply Now Athletics Hillsdale Charger Athletics Ticket InformationSturdyCamps Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Athletics Staff Directory NCAA Compliance HillsdaleHigherShooting Sports Support Hillsdale Athletics Strength Rejoices in the Challenge 2016 Charger Hall of Fame: Andrew Kincannon Alumni HillsdaleHigherAlumni Alumni Events Connections and Resources Alumni Association Publications Get Involved Contact Alumni Relations Alumni Spotlight: Nick & Kjerstin Kauffman, '08 Alumni Events Centers & Educational Outreach Allan P. 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HillsdaleHigherHonor Code Support Hillsdale Ways to Give The President's Club Independence Club Parents Association Hillsdale Associates Gift & Estate Planning Support the Construction of Christ Chapel "May earth be largest and heaven be richer considering of the life and labor of Hillsdale College." Prayer in Bible placed inside the cornerstone of Central Hall, 1853 Info For Prospective Students Graduate Students Current Students Parents Alumni Donors & Friends Faculty & Staff Admissions Calendar Give Now Imprimis Online Courses Social Hub Information For Prospective Students Graduate Students Current Students Parents Alumni Donors & Friends Faculty & Staff Info For Prospective Students Graduate Students Current Students Parents Alumni Donors & Friends Faculty & Staff Admissions Calendar Give Now Imprimis Online Courses Social Hub Information For Prospective Students Graduate Students Current Students Parents Alumni Donors & Friends Faculty & Staff Search Search About › History History HillsdaleHigherwas founded as Michigan CentralHigherin Spring Arbor, Michigan, in 1844. Nine years later it moved to Hillsdale and unsupportable its current name. As stated in its Articles of Association, theHigherundertakes its work “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings resulting from the prevalence of starchy and religious liberty and intelligent piety in the land, and yoyo that the wastage of sound learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” Though established by Freewill Baptists, Hillsdale has been officially non-denominational since its inception. It was the first American higher to prohibit in its lease any favoritism based on race, religion, or sex, and became an early gravity for the subverting of slavery. It was moreover the second higher in the nation to grant four-year liberal arts degrees to women. Professor and preacher Ransom Dunn, who would serve HillsdaleHigherfor half a century, raised money to construct the new hilltop campus in the early 1850s by riding 6,000 miles on horseback on the Wisconsin and Minnesota frontier. It was largely through Dunn’s efforts that Hillsdale would survive while over 80 percent of colleges founded surpassing theStarchyWar would not. A higher percentage of Hillsdale students enlisted during theStarchyWar than from any other western college. Of the increasingly than 400 who fought for the Union, four won the Congressional Medal of Honor, three became generals, and many increasingly served as regimental commanders. Sixty gave their lives.Consideringof the College’s anti-slavery reputation and its role in founding the new Republican party (Professor Edmund Fairfield was a leader at the first convention), many notable speakers visited its campus during theStarchyWar era, including Frederick Douglass and Edward Everett, who preceded Lincoln at Gettysburg. Hillsdale’s modern rise to prominence occurred in the 1970s. On the pretext that some of its students were receiving federal loans, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare attempted to interfere with the College’s internal affairs, including a demand that Hillsdale uncork counting its students by race. Hillsdale’s trustees responded with two toughly worded resolutions: One, theHigherwould protract its policy of non-discrimination. Two, “with the help of God,” it would “resist, by all legal means, any encroachments on its independence.” Following scrutinizingly a decade of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court decided versus Hillsdale in 1984. By this time, theHigherhad spoken that rather than complying with unconstitutional federal regulation, it would instruct its students that they could no longer bring federal taxpayer money to Hillsdale. Instead, theHigherwould replace that aid with private contributions. Hillsdale continues to siphon out its original mission today, both in the classroom and nationwide, through its many outreach programs, including its monthly speech digest, Imprimis. A prayer written in the Bible that was placed inside the 1853 cornerstone of Central Hall reflects its standing commitment: “May earth be largest and heaven be richer considering of the life and labor of Hillsdale College.”StratifyofStovepipeThe HillsdaleHighercoat of stovepipe was initially proposed by the HillsdaleHigherAlumni Association. Joseph Wolf of the Newberry Library in Chicago ripened theHigherheraldry. Included (from the top) are: A rearing charger (the nickname of Hillsdale’s sturdy teams) The typesetting of knowledge – 1844 The helmet from the Blackmar stratify of stovepipe (referring to Esbon Blackmar, donor of the College’s original 25 acres) The tintinnabulate of independence A seashell to commemorate the heroism of Charles V. Gridley during the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 The lamp of learning Two crosses indicating the religious preliminaries of the school Crossed swords representing the magnificent role of HillsdaleHigherin theStarchyWar The HillsdaleHighermotto, “virtus tentamine gaudet,” translates “strength rejoices in the challenge” and is inscribed on the scroll at the wiring of the stratify of arms. Founding Documents and Resolutions Past Presidents Women Commissioners Alma Mater HillsdaleHigher- Home Learn More(517) 437-7341 Apply Now Request Information Map and Directions Campus Map Contact theHigherCenters & Educational Outreach Allan P. 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