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1/ (thread) #EXCLUSIVE: In part one of a three-part investigation, @kathrynajoyce reveals how @Hillsdale, a small Christian college in southern Michigan, has quietly become one of the most influential entities in conservative politics.
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2/ #Hillsdale, also known as a "citadel of conservatism,” has become a leading force in promoting a conservative and overtly Christian reading of American history and the U.S. Constitution, while combating an education system lost to “liberal interests.”
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3/ Lectures taught at #HillsdaleCollege include describing #January6th as a hoax and hailing Vladimir Putin as a “hero to populist conservatives around the world.”
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4/ Across the nation, conservatives are clamoring to implement #HillsdaleCollege’s anti-woke and “patriotic” #1776Curriculum to its growing network of affiliated classical charter schools.
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5/ In January, @GovBillLee used his State of the State address to tease his plan to build as many as 50 new charter schools in partnership with #HillsdaleCollege, and wants to utilize their 1776 Curriculum to foster what he calls “informed patriotism.”
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6/ As one Republican leader promised at Hillsdale last spring, if conservatives can “get education right,” they'll “win” the country “back.” #HillsdaleCollege President Larry P. Arnn likes to say, “Teaching is our trade; also, I confess, it's our weapon.”
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@kathrynajoyce

7/7 Check back tomorrow for part two, where @kathrynajoyce dives into #HillsdaleCollege’s curricula devoted to combatting progressive education.
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