-
"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." -- Genesis 2:18 (KJV)
Hillsdale College Michigan -
-
-
-
ALWAYS ON
Morning Porridge
Porridge is a dish made by boiling grains, legumes, or starchy plants like oats, rice, cornmeal, or barley in water or milk until it reaches a soft, thick, and creamy consistency. It is usually eaten as a breakfast food and can be sweetened with sugar, honey, or fruit, or flavored with spices and other ingredients. The specific ingredients and preparation vary widely across cultures and regions.
Floor & Pathway Safety
It's today and its Slip and Fall season everywhere. Accordingly, we review best practice literature for the safety and sustainability of the surfaces beneath our feet -- on the pathways around campus and within building foyers. With links to relevant legislation; including "Bates v. State Bar of Arizona" 433 U.S. 350 (1977) -- the case that ruled lawyer advertising is a First Amendment Right.
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls
A great deal of foot traffic occurs in and out of education facilities at all times of the year. Keeping these pathways safe and sustainable is a remarkably complicated science. The NFSI code development landing page is noteworthy for its data gathering facility where slips, trips and falls may be reported. This data informs technical committee decisions.
Means of Egress
Just as building entrances are designed as an architectural statement and primary point of interaction, points of egress are not always the same as the way into a building. Committee Action Hearings for the Group B tranche of titles were heard in October in Cleveland (with a rebuttal of our own on the agenda). Joint Public Comment Hearings happen in the spring, followed by the Online Governmental Consensus Vote.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).
Snow Management
In many states in the Upper Midwest of the United States -- Michigan among them -- snow and ice must be managed for half the year.