Published on: September 15th, 2025

Hillsdale in D.C. Attends 5th Annual National Conservatism Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On September 2nd-4th, Hillsdale in D.C. staff, faculty, and students attended the 5th Annual National Conservativism Conference. Hillsdale College president, Dr. Larry Arnn, delivered remarks at a plenary session about what a nation is and whether or not America is a Christian nation. He called for a revival of the “old-time religion.”
 
“[Today] is as bad as the Revolutionary War and the Civil War,” Dr. Arnn posited. “If we’re going to save our country...we can only save it by going back to the old-time religion. And that means in Christianity, and that means in politics, the Founding of the United States of America.”
 
He concluded his 15-minute address, “If we die doing that, we will have died in a good cause. And if we prevail in some other cause, that would be shameful.”
 
Many conferences attendees visited Hillsdale in D.C.’s booth to learn more about the mission, the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, the James Madison Fellowship, and our regular programming and events.
 
See the NatCon5 schedule and speakers.
 
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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.