Published on: February 5th, 2026

Hillsdale College Announces George Washington and Winston Churchill Fellows

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. Campus is pleased to announce that fifteen students were selected to join the George Washington & Winston Churchill Public Affairs Fellowship program beginning this semester. The fellowships prepare students for careers in public affairs and international relations.

“The application process for this program is highly competitive, and we are excited to welcome this new class of fellows,” said Dorothy Roland, undergraduate programs coordinator for Hillsdale in D.C. “These fellowships help students to grow not only as thinkers but also as citizens and statesmen.”

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:

  • Julia Caspar of Hillsdale, Michigan
  • Finnian Macaulay of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
  • George Mehan of Herndon, Virginia
  • Ryan Quirk of Anthem, Arizona
  • Leon Rapoport of Riverwoods, Illinois
  • Ethan Roth of Bennington, Nebraska
  • Ethan Scroggins of Republic, Missouri
  • Phoebe Warren of San Antonio, Texas
  • Gabriel Zylstra of Grand Rapids, Michigan

Winston Churchill Fellows:

  • Jonathan Evans of Anacortes, Washington
  • Madeleine Fleury of Brighton, Michigan
  • Peter Kaiser of Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Lilly Faye Kraemer of Nashville, Tennessee
  • Rebecca Nuar of Warrenton, Virginia
  • Faith Walessa of Brantford, Ontario

For more information about the George Washington and Winston Churchill Public Affairs Fellowship, click here. For headshots of the fellows, click here. For photos from Hillsdale in D.C., click here. For a high-resolution copy of the Hillsdale College clocktower logo, 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.