Christopher Busch is a professor of English at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How long have you been teaching, and what has been the most rewarding aspect of the job? This is my 31st year at Hillsdale. I think I taught my first college class, which was in San...
A recently remodeled vintage train car offers passengers a scenic view of rolling farmland and old architecture in Hillsdale and Branch counties. Last weekend, locals could hear Norfolk and Western Business Car 300’s welcoming whistle as it made its maiden voyage from Coldwater to Hillsdale and back. Bryan Lalevee, founder of Norfolk and Western Business...
Senior mock trial team captain Jean-Luc Belloncle won an All-American Attorney award at the National Championship Tournament last weekend, where the Hillsdale College Mock Trial team competed for the first time. The award is given to the top 10 competitors at the tournament, placing Belloncle in the top 20 attorneys in the country, Coach Jonathan...
The Hillcats, a jazz ensemble composed of several faculty members, gave their biannual concert, highlighting unique rhythm changes in many of their songs. “Blowin’ Rhythm: An Exploration of Rhythm Changes” offered a large variety of solos that alternated between two or more jazz players.The ensemble performed on April 8 in Plaster Auditorium. Chris McCourry, director...
Bishop William Love talked to Hillsdale students on April 8 about his experience fighting for Biblical truth in the face of intense pressure to perform gay marriages from the Episcopalian Church. Love, a self-described “cradle Episcopalian,” served as an Episcopal priest, deacon, and bishop over the past 30 years in the Episcopal Diocese of Albany,...