“Insert obligatory theological debate here,” read the follow-up comment on a funny quote posted on Overheard at Hillsdale, garnering almost as many “likes” as the actual quote. Hillsdale students are obviously aware of our penchant for turning anything into a heated debate upon which the truth of the universe hinges. Someone brings up Luther, and...
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December 5, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Walker’s own words
“Governor, we’ve lost control of the capitol.” Thousands of protesters mobbed the Wisconsin Capitol in March 2011, ripping hinges off doors and crawling through open windows. Outraged by the legislature’s passage of a collective bargaining reform bill championed by Gov. Scott Walker, the crowds quickly overran the capitol police. For weeks the swelling mob occupied...
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December 5, 2013July 12, 2022News
Dow Journalism Program announces Pulliam Fellow
Jonah Goldberg, syndicated columnist and editor at National Review, will spend two weeks on campus next semester as the Eugene C. Pulliam Visiting Fellow in Journalism. Goldberg will teach a one-credit class between April 6 and April 18. He will then deliver a public speech the night of April 18. “Jonah is very funny and...
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December 5, 2013July 12, 2022News
Gershom Lecture series to begin next semester
At the beginning of the spring semester, the new Gershom Lecture series on Jewish-Christian relations officially kicks off with three lectures: Jan. 20 at 4:00 p.m., Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Phillips Auditorium. The three lectures, given by Walter S. Kaiser, are entitled “When Believing Jews and Believing...
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December 5, 2013July 12, 2022News
Professors plan sabbaticals
A number of Hillsdale professors are leaving for sabbatical this spring. All professors will return to Hillsdale in the fall of 2014, with the exception of Associate Professor of Politics Kevin Portteus, who will resume teaching at Hillsdale in the first summer term. Ryan Hutchinson, associate professor of mathematics Hutchinson plans to work on course...