Your Impact
When you support Hillsdale College, you help pursue truth and defend liberty by reaching and teaching millions of people about the principles that make America so great and so free. And you provide an excellent, rigorous, classical liberal arts education for bright and ambitious students—our future leaders. Read on to learn how you can help preserve a truly independent institution of higher learning that’s leading a revival in American education in the following ways:
Teaching Freedom for Generations Campaign
Freedom endures only as long as each generation is willing to learn, uphold, and defend it. The Teaching Freedom for Generations Campaign is Hillsdale’s commitment to that work on campus, in classrooms, and across the country. A gift through your estate is one of the most powerful ways you can ensure that mission carries forward for another 250 years and beyond.
Learn how you can join us in Teaching Freedom for Generations.
Revolutionary America
Hillsdale’s mission has never been confined to campus, and Revolutionary America, the College’s first feature-length documentary, is proof of that. Narrated by Tom Selleck and distributed to theaters nationwide, the film brings the principles of America’s founding to audiences far beyond the classroom. Your support helps sustain the outreach that makes work like this possible.
Watch the trailer to get a glimpse of this exciting project.
Student Documentaries
Hillsdale students are digging into history’s forgotten corners and bringing remarkable stories back to light, such as that of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a Hillsdale alumna who broke enemy codes, hunted Nazi spies, and helped win World War II. These student-produced documentaries are uncovering the stories of extraordinary people from Hillsdale’s history. Your support makes this kind of formation possible and ensures future students carry it forward.
Free Online Courses for All Who Wish to Learn
The same classes and professors here at the College are available at home. You help provide our fellow citizens with dozens of fascinating, high-quality, non-credit online courses for free. You bring sound education to hundreds of thousands of people every year. Please enjoy this video trailer for one of our most popular free online courses—“The Genesis Story.”
Imprimis, Our Free Digest of Liberty
Push back against false and dishonest narratives about American history and current events. When the media and Big Tech suppress conservative speech, you will provide your fellow citizens with vital constitutional perspectives on political, economic, and cultural issues. Seven point three million Americans receive Imprimis ten times a year. You can learn more about Imprimis by clicking here.
Allan P. Kirby, Jr., Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
A beautiful, 16,000-square-foot permanent campus extending Hillsdale College’s mission to Washington, D.C. Founded in 2010, the Kirby Center hosts Hillsdale graduate students of the Van Andel School of Government, undergraduate students in the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program, and even politicians and policymakers on the Hill for critical conversations about the Constitution and the principles that made America great. Learn more about the Kirby Center and Hillsdale’s work bringing classical liberal arts education and the principles of liberty to Capitol Hill in this video.
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K-12 Education: Teaching American History & Civics
The next generation’s understanding of American history depends largely on the teachers who tell the story. Hillsdale’s free online professional development course gives K–12 educators the strategies, model lessons, and ready-to-use tools to teach the Hillsdale K-12 American History & Civics Curriculum and bring the American story to life. Your partnership helps ensure Hillsdale can place its best resources in the hands of the teachers who need them most.
Student Outcomes
The goal of a Hillsdale education has never been a diploma—it’s been the development of men and women who pursue the good, the true, and the beautiful in every area of life. That kind of formation has profound benefits for Hillsdale College graduates. From 2023 to 2025, 97.7% of graduates were placed within six months, more than 90% in careers aligned with their goals, and nearly 94% say they expect their liberal arts education to positively shape their professional lives. Your support opens doors for students and helps equip them for a good life and good work.
Find out more about how Hillsdale students are thriving beyond graduation.
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Exceptional Alumni
Joy Pullmann, class of ’09, has quite the list of accolades. She is the executive editor of The Federalist, a research fellow for The Heartland Institute, a widely published writer, an in-demand speaker, and much more. She is also a wife and mother of six, in addition to her professional accomplishments. Learn more about Joy’s experiences at Hillsdale, her achievements since graduation, and her passion for the College in this inspiring video.
Howard Smith, class of ’68, reminds us that the American dream is real and attainable in this video profile. After graduating from Hillsdale, where he also met his wife, Howard served in the Coast Guard and later became CEO of the Wilson Bohannon Lock Company. He has served on the Board of Directors of notable organizations such as the Red Cross and the YMCA, and has received multiple honors and awards. Watch the video to learn more about his journey with Hillsdale and his successes since attending.
Rod Gladnick, class of ’83, said beautifully, “I don’t care what kind of environment you put me in, I am going to learn, and then I’m going to become confident, and then I’m going to compete.” He is both a successful football coach and the former CEO of his own Apical Industries, which produced 90% of the market share of helicopter flotation devices at its peak. Learn more about Mr. Gladnick’s story in this video.
Jared Veldheer, class of ’09, never imagined himself as a professional athlete when he chose the rigorous education at Hillsdale. In a surprising turn of events, he was recruited to Hillsdale’s football team and went on to have a successful 11-year NFL career after graduation. In 2014, he was named the Arizona Cardinals’ team MVP. In 2015, Jared also had the highest-scoring offense in the NFL. In this video, you will learn more about the moral character, knowledge, and work ethic Jared cultivated during his classical education at the college.