Meet the conservative college trying to take millions from Mizzou [View all]
The tiny Michigan college that's suing to take a multi-million-dollar bequest from the University of Missouri is a politically well-connected institution with big-name allies.
On paper it looks like a mismatch: Hillsdale College, a 1,500-student liberal arts school in rural southern Michigan, taking on the Show-Me State's nearly 30,000-student flagship university.
But Hillsdale is a conservative powerhouse. Its board of trustees includes J. Christopher Chocola, a former member of Congress and former president of the fiscally conservative Club for Growth, and Jeffrey H. Coors of the Colorado beer-brewing family, a major donor to Republican candidates and causes. Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak became chairman of the college's board in April.
The college prides itself on refusing any form of state or federal funding, including student grants or loans. That allows it to avoid government mandates, such as the requirements related to Title IX and affirmative action. Its most recent tax disclosure forms show Hillsdale with $1 billion in assets at the end of 2016.
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