Professors talked Taylor Swift, tattoos, and Colonel Sanders while eating hot wings on stage in the third annual Hillsdale Hot Ones event hosted by Niedfeldt Residence in Plaster Auditorium last Friday, April 19. Assistant Professor of History Miles Smith IV, Associate Professor of Classics Eric Hutchinson, and Chairman of the Psychology Department Collin Barnes volunteered...
Charger Chatter: Danny Passinault
Danny Passinault is a senior on the baseball team. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Athletic Department Which historical figure from the Liberty Walk would you most want to get coffee with? Frederick Douglass What job did you think you would grow up to do when you were a kid? NBA Point Guard What’s your go-to karaoke...
English professor to move to part time after 33 years
Professor of English Christopher Busch is retiring from full-time teaching after 33 years. “I’m really grateful to have had the chance to come here,” Busch said. “The students have been just a joy.” Busch said he will remain in Hillsdale and teach one class per semester for at least the next three years. “One of...
Professors’ Picks: Francis Steiner, professor of Biology
Song: “Wayfaring Stranger” (1858) It’s a song I play on guitar and sing. It’s very beautiful, and it is one of the most highly recorded old Appalachian folk songs. Book: “Rats, Lice and History: A Chronicle of Disease, Plagues and Pestilence” (1935) by Hans Zinsser It’s a picaresque account of how epidemics have shaped...
College to finish pavilion construction in June
The construction of the Phi Sigma Epsilon Alumni Pavilion will be completed in June, and new projects involving Central Hall, Mossey Library, and the Grewcock Student Union may begin within the next two years, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. The college is also considering expansions to the Dow Hotel and Conference Center. According...




