Published on: April 8th, 2025

Hillsdale College Announces George Washington and Winston Churchill Fellows

The George Washington and Winston Churchill Public Affairs Fellowship, based out of the D.C. Campus, prepare students for careers in public affairs and international relations

Hillsdale College is pleased to announce that fourteen students were selected to join the George Washington and Winston Churchill Fellowship Program beginning this semester.

“The application process for these fellowships is highly competitive,” said Mary Wheeler, Undergraduate Program Coordinator for Hillsdale in D.C. “These students are not only intelligent but eager to grow as citizens and statesmen. We are excited to welcome them to the program.”

Both fellowships include a scholarship, additional required classes, discussions with visiting scholars, research and writing projects that serve as preparation for civic deliberation, and a semester in Washington, D.C. as part of the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program.

The George Washington Fellowship prepares students for careers in the public square, with an emphasis on America’s founding documents and on leading statesmen and thinkers who have upheld the principles of American constitutionalism. The fellowship includes additional curriculum focused on American political thought and constitutional history.

The Winston Churchill Fellowship prepares students for careers in public affairs modeled on the statesmanship and constitutionalism of Anglo-American civilization. Fellows examine the perennial questions of war and peace and the challenges of each in the modern world. The fellowship includes additional curriculum focusing on American international politics and military history.

George Washington Fellows:

Jackson Casey of Schenectady, New York

Livia Dodd of Coal Valley, Illinois

Lillian Ferrell of Reno, Nevada

Bradley Haley of Gallipolis, Ohio

Jon Hovance of Columbus, Ohio

Josiah Jones of Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Gabriella (Ella) Lovins of Austin, Texas

Hayden Stolzenberg of Arlington, Virginia

LillyAnne White of Chicago, Illinois

Winston Churchill Fellows:

Miriam Ahern of Hamden, Connecticut

Grace Canlas of Appleton, Wisconsin

Leonard Fritz of Brownstown, Michigan

Megan Li of Newark, Delaware

Alex Mooney of Huntsville, Alabama

For headshots of the fellows, click here. For photos from Hillsdale in D.C., click here. For more on the fellowships program, click here.

About Hillsdale in D.C.

Hillsdale in D.C. is an extension of the teaching mission of Hillsdale College to Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to teach the Constitution and the principles that give it meaning. Through the study of original source documents from American history—and of older books that formed the education of America’s founders—it seeks to inspire students, teachers, citizens, and policymakers to return the America’s principles to their central place in the political life of the nation.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.