Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with the evil purpose to murder the innocent. His killing spree prematurely ended the futures of seventeen Americans, forever changed the lives of their families, and deprived our world of bright young men and women. The progressive response to this tragedy peaked in a New York...
We human beings are peculiar creatures. In addition to reason, reflection, and contemplation, we have been blessed with the ability to deliberate through language. Conversations form friendships, settle disputes, and from them the liberal arts spring to life. Hillsdale College students are benefactors of an academic environment that champions intellectual liberty to pursue truth both...
As we read by the fireplace in the Heritage Room, cozy on a chilly Michigan afternoon, we transport ourselves into the realms of those whom we study. While we physically exist in the same beautiful environment, we risk becoming so enchanted by personal adventures that it goes unappreciated. Our preoccupation blinds us to the marvels...
When I left my home in rural North Carolina for Hillsdale College in Michigan last summer, I knew I was in for a challenge. What I didn’t know was that I was embracing a journey. While my first two weeks were arduous, my first semester experience changed my life in several important ways that have...