Ross King received his Ph.D. from York University in Toronto in 1992, and now lectures on art and history throughout Europe and North America. He has written on Brunelleschi, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, and, in his most recent book, Leonardo da Vinci. His books have been nominated for a National Book Critics’ Circle Award, the Charles Taylor...
Year: 2014
College plans Simpson update
The nearly 50 years old Simpson Residence is currently home to 174 men, and with half a century of housing college students comes wear and tear. As a result, the college plans to update Simpson this summer. “For Simpson’s age, I think it’s a great dorm,” Simpson House Director Peggy Wilson said. “The housekeepers and...
Boston Brass to perform at Hillsdale
Saturday, Feb. 1, students, faculty, and public alike will have the opportunity to enjoy an evening of professional musical arrangement. At 8 p.m., a classical and jazz brass quintet known as Boston Brass will perform in Markel Auditorium in the Sage Center for the Arts. Twenty-seven years ago, Boston Brass began the career that has...
It’s only as awkward as you make it
For the first week or so of the semester, everyone wants to know how your break went. And this being Hillsdale, people aren’t usually satisfied with a bland answer. They want to know where you were, what you did. When people asked me this year, I told them I came back to campus a week...
Hillsdale alum heads ‘ESPN Insider’
Sports stats are his speciality, Gonzaga his home team. Hillsdale College alumnus Chris Sprow ‘02 finds ample time to play with his new puppy, travel the country, and develop his latest hobby—cooking. He is also the senior editor for ESPN Insider. “Chris is a rockstar over at ESPN—the perfect fit for the largest sports media...
