Dear Fellow American,
Too many American colleges and universities are failing to equip their students with the knowledge and character required for a good and happy life—much less for useful citizenship.
And they are failing to do these things while receiving billions of your tax dollars in the process!
There are many reasons for the sorry state of American higher education today. Not the least of them is the financial entanglement of our colleges and universities with the federal government—an entanglement that goes back now over 60 years.
By accepting tax dollars over these many decades, colleges and universities have also had to accept the corrupting and unconstitutional regulations attached to those dollars. It has proved a devil’s bargain.
Hillsdale College has rejected this bargain: we refuse to accept ONE PENNY of federal or state government funding—not even indirectly in the form of federal or state student grants or loans.
With your support, the College stands as a beacon of genuine independence in American higher education—free of regulations about what students to enroll, what professors to hire, and how or what to teach.
This independence allows Hillsdale to remain true to its 177-year-old-mission: to provide “sound learning” of the kind needed to preserve “the inestimable blessings of civil and religious liberty.”
The resulting contrast between Hillsdale and the vast majority of other American colleges and universities could not be greater.
Hillsdale College remains true to its original mission on behalf of liberty not only on its southern Michigan campus, but also nationwide through its many educational outreach initiatives.
But this work is only possible with the ongoing support of informed patriots, like you, who understand the importance of education to liberty. That’s why today, I hope you will consider making a tax-deductible gift toward our 2021 Annual Fund.
What does the Annual Fund support?
First, it replaces all federal and state student aid with privately funded student aid so that the best and most deserving students can attend Hillsdale College.
The cost of replacing federal and state student grants and loans over the past 36 years exceeds $130 million. It will cost the College more than $5 million this year alone.
The Annual Fund also makes possible Hillsdale’s extensive educational outreach efforts nationwide, reaching and teaching additional millions each year on behalf of liberty. These outreach efforts include:
Hillsdale also provides an American classical curriculum—including American civics—to a growing network of educators and homeschoolers; these materials are provided free of charge as part of Hillsdale’s educational mission on behalf of liberty.
In 1844, the founders of Hillsdale College—like the founders of America before them—acted on the belief that education is the surest way to maintain liberty and free government.
In the same belief, Hillsdale College continues to expand its educational outreach efforts. This is why I hope you’ll consider supporting Hillsdale College with a special gift to its Annual Fund today.
We have set a goal to raise $2.5 million before the end of our fiscal year on June 30. That’s an ambitious goal, higher than our goals in previous years.
But it seems clear to us today that Hillsdale’s educational mission on behalf of liberty has never been more urgently needed.
The far-Left is pulling out all the stops in its open and aggressive efforts to undermine informed patriotism and transform our government and our American way of life.
We must engage these forces with equal strength and determination. That’s why we need your support today.
No matter the size of the gift, your support will ensure Hillsdale’s independence, help increase the reach of Imprimis and Hillsdale’s free online courses, and help provide increasing thousands of K-12 students an American classical education (including American civics).
If you agree that it is vital for Hillsdale College to remain a beacon of independence in American higher education—and to continue to reach and teach additional millions on behalf of liberty—I hope you will make your best tax-deductible gift toward our ambitious Annual Fund goal today.
I’ve provided a secure link for you here:
https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/hillsdale-fye-2021
With your help, Hillsdale will maintain its independence without compromise and will increase and expand its work on behalf of American liberty for years to come.
Thank you for your time and attention. I look forward to hearing from you before the end of our fiscal year on June 30.
Warm regards,
Larry P. Arnn President, Hillsdale College Pursuing Truth and Defending Liberty Since 1844
P.S. Hillsdale College’s refusal to accept taxpayer funding—even indirectly in the form of federal or state student grants or loans—frees it from the corrupting and unconstitutional regulations that burden and compromise other colleges and universities.
The resulting independence ensures that Hillsdale can remain true to its 1844 mission: to provide “sound learning” of the kind needed to preserve “the inestimable blessings of civil and religious liberty.”
Also, because of this independence, your support is critical to Hillsdale’s work. We have set an ambitious goal to raise $2.5 million by midnight on June 30, the end of our fiscal year. Meeting this goal will place Hillsdale in a strong position to counter the increasingly aggressive efforts of the far-Left to transform our government and our American way of life.
So please, if possible, give your best tax-deductible Annual Fund gift today using the secure link below. Your response is vital as we build our budget for the next academic year and engage the far-Left on the battlefield of education through 2021 and into the crucial year of 2022.
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