After teaching as a lecturer in English since spring 2021, Cameron Moore will now work full time at the college as a visiting assistant professor of English.

“I’m so overjoyed to do it,” Moore said. “To get to teach the best stuff with smart students, who are sharp and want to engage, it’s a delight.” 

Moore said he has taught a Great Books I and II course every semester since spring 2021, but now he teaches Great Books and Great Books in Continental Literature. In spring 2024 he will teach three sections.  

“Dr. Moore has spent his life studying the great books and has always been a part of classical education,” said Justin Jackson, chair and professor of English. “The college needs strong teachers in our core, especially in the Great Books sequence since there are three courses there, and he fills that role perfectly.”

Senior Caleb Holm was in Moore’s first Great Books class in the spring 2021 semester. He said one of his favorite memories was when Moore talked about his sheep. 

“Dr. Moore’s inaugural Great Books class was such a trip,” Holm said. “He’s a brilliant professor who pushed us to examine the texts in new ways. It was also a very small class — just five of us — and I think that the conversations were more intimate because of that.”

Moore said he received his Bachelor of Arts from Spring Arbor University and then went to Baylor University to get his Ph.D. in English. After he completed his Ph.D., he went back to Spring Arbor to be a professor for six and a half years. 

“Then they cut positions because of COVID enrollment declines,” he said. “So at that point, I started teaching a Great Books section here every semester.” 

Moore said he taught one class at Hillsdale while teaching seventh grade at Lumen Christi Catholic School in Jackson, Michigan, until he was offered a job at University of Michigan to teach technical communication for the College of Engineering. Although Moore stopped teaching at Lumen Christi in December 2021 when he was at University of Michigan, he still taught one class at Hillsdale. 

Moore said one of the first things he noticed about Hillsdale students is that they come to class ready to find answers. 

“Students just come with higher expectations for what’s going to go on in the class, which is great,” he said. “That’s inspiring as a teacher.” 

Jackson said Moore is great in the classroom and a welcoming person. 

“He’s incredibly well-read in the great books, from all times and from every culture. He can teach them all with aplomb,” Jackson said. “He always has a smile. He’s one of the most generous people I know — with his time, care, and collegiality.”

Jackson said he imagines many students who never realized they liked literature will find joy under his tutelage. 

“I hope the students get to know him,” he said. “They’ll love him.”