In this Quick Hits, Professor of Music Melissa Knecht talks habits, pets, and apples. What is the most important aspect of teaching violin for you? I love the journey of taking a student through the technical and musical process, to facilitate his or her own musical ideas as he or she ultimately touches the lives...
Fleeing from the front lines
Snowflakes trickled down in Kyiv, laying a white blanket over the city. The capital had grown cold from the harsh winds and the chilling tension with Russia. Freshman Josiah Jones slept soundly, unawakened by war forming in the distance. For Josiah, this could describe any winter day in Ukraine. Tensions existed prior to his...
QUICK HITS with HOLLY HOBBS
In this Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of Dance Holly Hobbs talks Disney, dance, and determination. What is your favorite childhood memory? Vacationing at Walt Disney World — it was an early opportunity to experience willing suspension of disbelief. Even now when I visit as an adult, I feel transported. Do you have any hidden...
Mission abroad: Latter-day Saints serve outside Hillsdale
While many Hillsdale students avoid leaving campus even for a semester abroad, a small group of students and professors have intentionally stepped away from their studies for two years to serve a higher calling. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Hillsdale, whose numbers fluctuate in the single digits from...
Q&A: Outstanding senior man and woman
Benjamin Hinrichs and Helen Schlueter were selected as Outstanding Man and Woman of the Class of 2024. Their responses have been edited for length and clarity. Ben Hinrichs Why did you choose Hillsdale? There were three schools I was looking at. The first was a beautiful college on a mountain next to the ocean...