Demand had begun to exceed supply. Last year, economics classes were approaching 28 students per professor, a ratio far above the Hillsdale average of 15. To rectify this, according to Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram, the economics department began a wide search for qualified professors to fill the department, a multifaceted process of winnowing...
Year: 2014
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Truth is worth dying for
Their names are James Foley and Stephen Sotloff. They were two American citizens killed this year under the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) terrorist regime. Freelance journalist James Foley was beheaded in Syria by ISIS in response to U.S. airstrikes and military actions in August. This month, ISIS militants murdered journalist Steven Sotloff...
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Explore the connections inherent in all knowledge
I’m an English major who is hardly ever happier than when analyzing a poem and who would never tire of rereading parts of “Gilead.” But rather than taking as many English classes as possible, I have taken classes in history, politics, and philosophy. I’ve found it a fruitful approach among many possible rewarding courses of...
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Alum boosts freedom with California Red
For a Ewers family Christmas, Cody always brings the wine. Cody Ewers ’10 graduated from Hillsdale College with a Bachelor of Arts in history and German, a keen business instinct, and an enduring appreciation for wine. Although wine was not the focus of his summers throughout college, it managed to make an appearance. During...
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The naval battle is stupid, and that’s OK
Last Saturday, at 2 p.m., a horde of half-naked men made its way down to the shore of murky, plant-infested, bacteria-laden Lake Winona with a bunch of cardboard boxes. The horde hailed from Simpson, Galloway, and Niedfeldt, and they sought to restore a Cravats and Bluestockings-founded tradition whose loss not all had mourned: the Naval...