After cultivating a close relationship with Associate Professor of English Dwight Lindley and his family in her first year at college, sophomore Tess Owen chose to spend her second year at Hillsdale living with the family instead of returning to an on-campus residence hall. “I knew this would be a very unusual situation,” Owen said....
Distinguished Associate Professor of History Darryl G. Hart lectured on Benjamin Franklin’s unexpected spiritual life on Tuesday evening. “Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant” is the second book in his series on the spiritual lives of the Founders. According to Hart, readers may be surprised that the spiritual series features the seemingly secular Franklin. “He was steeped...
Students are invited to dance the night away at the President’s Ball this Saturday, Feb. 12, in the Searle Center. Hosted by the Student Activities Board, the theme is inspired by Moroccan and Mediterranean cultures. The evening will open with the Hillsdale Hepcats Swing Club at 8:30 p.m. and continue until 12 a.m. This year’s...
Scott Walter is president of the Capital Research Center, a research organization in Washington, D.C., that studies how foundations and nonprofit groups spend their money. What is the goal of modern education? In my day, in the 1980s at Georgetown University, my good professors would complain that the kids thought education was a means...
The education department will offer the first classes in its new master’s program this fall. The Higher Learning Commission accredited the residential program in January, which will serve up to 20 students per year. “I am incredibly excited about this master’s program in classical education,” said David Diener, former headmaster of Hillsdale Academy and lecturing...