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" Since 2007, Hillsdale's entire operating budget, including scholarships, has come from private funding and endowments" - What about student tuition ('private funding' might include it, but does the average reader think so?)? According to the college's information, tuition and costs are "Tuition*
$29,590
Room
$6,200
Board (Knorr Family Dining Room)
$6,300
General Fees
$1,312
Total
$43,402" ( https://www.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/tuition-and-costs/). 2600:6C67:1C00:5F7E:AC39:F311:DC1E:D05F ( talk) 14:55, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Every now and then Lowercase sigmabot III archives older discussions, currently into Archive 2. But there is no listing or mention of archives in the yellow section at the top of this talk page. Where are they? Milkunderwood ( talk) 21:46, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
It seems implausible to me that this is true, and google and ChatGPT find only mention of some such closures, mostly in the South.
"Hillsdale survived while nearly 80% of the colleges founded before the Civil War were forced to close." 2601:18D:8902:7F30:A493:5C05:383A:4D0B ( talk) 11:46, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
Probably what drives most people to this entry. 208.125.68.34 ( talk) 16:10, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
Upon reviewing the three sources cited for the lead statement that Hillsdale relies on donors' contributions, I saw that the sources pointedly state that the donations are from politically conservative donors. I adjusted the lead text to conform to that statement, as verified by the cited sources. The prior version was reinstated with an edit summary that appears to reject the statements of cited RS.
We are here to convey what our cited RS say. @ Springee: Please undo your removal of the verified text. SPECIFICO talk 15:02, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
I think some mention of the Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' desire to turn Florida's New College into a "Little Hillsdale" should be noted in this article. This created a huge controversy when New College's president and board were replaced by the DeSantis administration.1 (1) Can Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis re-create Michigan's Hillsdale College in his state? ( https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/01/15/what-hillsdale-college-florida-gov-desantis-wants-replicate/11048401002/) 50.227.29.35 ( talk) 12:27, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
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" Since 2007, Hillsdale's entire operating budget, including scholarships, has come from private funding and endowments" - What about student tuition ('private funding' might include it, but does the average reader think so?)? According to the college's information, tuition and costs are "Tuition*
$29,590
Room
$6,200
Board (Knorr Family Dining Room)
$6,300
General Fees
$1,312
Total
$43,402" ( https://www.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/tuition-and-costs/). 2600:6C67:1C00:5F7E:AC39:F311:DC1E:D05F ( talk) 14:55, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Every now and then Lowercase sigmabot III archives older discussions, currently into Archive 2. But there is no listing or mention of archives in the yellow section at the top of this talk page. Where are they? Milkunderwood ( talk) 21:46, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
It seems implausible to me that this is true, and google and ChatGPT find only mention of some such closures, mostly in the South.
"Hillsdale survived while nearly 80% of the colleges founded before the Civil War were forced to close." 2601:18D:8902:7F30:A493:5C05:383A:4D0B ( talk) 11:46, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
Probably what drives most people to this entry. 208.125.68.34 ( talk) 16:10, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
Upon reviewing the three sources cited for the lead statement that Hillsdale relies on donors' contributions, I saw that the sources pointedly state that the donations are from politically conservative donors. I adjusted the lead text to conform to that statement, as verified by the cited sources. The prior version was reinstated with an edit summary that appears to reject the statements of cited RS.
We are here to convey what our cited RS say. @ Springee: Please undo your removal of the verified text. SPECIFICO talk 15:02, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
I think some mention of the Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' desire to turn Florida's New College into a "Little Hillsdale" should be noted in this article. This created a huge controversy when New College's president and board were replaced by the DeSantis administration.1 (1) Can Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis re-create Michigan's Hillsdale College in his state? ( https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/01/15/what-hillsdale-college-florida-gov-desantis-wants-replicate/11048401002/) 50.227.29.35 ( talk) 12:27, 19 March 2024 (UTC)