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‘Sharing the world,’ Franklin discovers early Whitman translations
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‘Sharing the world,’ Franklin discovers early Whitman translations

“Each sharing the earth with all,” ends the first verse of Walt Whitman’s “Salut au Monde,” a poem that celebrates global equality. Virtues such as this brought Whitman beyond the U.S. border to share his ideas with the earth even during his lifetime. Assistant Professor of English Kelly Scott Franklin contributed a piece to the...

College considers master’s program in D.C.
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College considers master’s program in D.C.

  Hillsdale College may bring a politics master’s program to professionals at the heart of the American political scene, just a few minutes walk from the U.S. Capitol and Union Station. College administrators are still discussing plans and gauging interest in a master’s program at the Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and...

Hillsdale best liberal-arts in state
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Hillsdale best liberal-arts in state

  Hillsdale College is the best liberal-arts college in Michigan. That’s according to the 2018 annual college and university rankings from U.S. News & World Report, which ranked Hillsdale above any other liberal-arts institution in the state for the first time. Hillsdale was 71st on its list of 229 national liberal-arts colleges, rising 12 places...

Victor Davis Hanson speaks on WWII
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Victor Davis Hanson speaks on WWII

When Germany invaded Poland, Adolf Hitler believed the war would simply be a border war. However, once Germany invaded the Soviet Union, things changed. At least, according to historian Victor Davis Hanson, who presented his speech “How a Border War in Europe Led to World War II” to more than 400 students, faculty, and campus...

Free Methodist Fellowship
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Free Methodist Fellowship

With refreshments and Bibles in hand, members of the Free Methodist Fellowship Group gather at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in Mauck Residence for a scripture-based Bible study. Founded by junior Hannah Socolofsky and sophomore Adelaide Holmes, FMF is a gathering meant to bring students and adults in the Hillsdale community together. “We wanted a way...