From 1999 through the end of 2001, I taught in a graduate program in Kyiv, Ukraine, at National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. In the first few weeks after I arrived, a famous Ukrainian academic was tragically killed in a car accident and the entire campus closed for a few hours for a memorial service. All our...
Year: 2019
Extradition bill killed, Chinese military oppression continues
Fourteen years ago, my family flew to China to adopt my younger brother. It was a surreal experience, to say the least, even for an 8-year old: The cold absence of liberty and basic freedoms in Beijing was as chilling as a January night in Hillsdale. But one city we visited in China stood out...
Hillsdale faces early test against non-conference Michigan Tech
The Hillsdale College Chargers will kick off their 127th season of football on Saturday at 1 p.m. when they host the Michigan Tech University Huskies. Entering their third season in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the Chargers are defending champions after going 8-0 against conference opponents in 2018. The Huskies were one of three non-conference...
Still Rock ‘n’ Roll: Springsteen, original hillbilly elegy
It’s no secret our generation is obsessed with our parents’ generation, but it’s more than mom’s old Levi jeans selling for $150 on Ebay. You can get a Beatles T-shirt at Target just as easily today as you may have gotten one at Two Guys 50 years ago. Thanks to Stranger Things, 13-year-olds everywhere know...
Security plans to introduce new campus emergency, safety app
Hillsdale College Security is rolling out a new app that enables students and faculty to help keep themselves and their peers safe. Rave Guardian, an app designed by Rave Mobile Security, currently serves half of all college students in America. Hillsdale’s IT department will release a version personalized to Hillsdale’s campus and security team in...




