Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2002. Courtesy | Chapman University A Nobel Prize-winning economist will visit campus as the new Center for Commerce and Freedom holds its first annual conference Friday, April 5 in Plaster Auditorium with lunch and dinner in the Searle Center. Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in...
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Hillsdale in DC begins construction project
The drawing shows a rendering of the student chapel in the Kirby Center, which will be the first thing visitors see when they enter the building. Courtesy | Anne Scherer An 18-month-long construction project has begun at Hillsdale in D.C. to keep up with the growth of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government. Current...
Moyar offers guidance for students pursuing jobs in politics
Mark Moyar is the William P. Harris Chair in Military History. Courtesy | Hillsdale Archives Hillsdale students must be willing to venture into the ugly realm of politics, Chair of Military History Mark Moyar said in a lecture on Tuesday. In a talk titled “Is a Job in Politics Right For You?” Moyar spoke from...
Graduate student presents dissertation on C.S. Lewis, political theology
Joshua Paladino and his family. Courtesy | Facebook Because the scientific revolution changed the definition of nature, C.S. Lewis believed the natural law does not necessarily follow from nature, according to Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship student Joshua Paladino. Paladino presented his dissertation “The Political Theology of C.S. Lewis” on March 27 in Lane...
Alumnus to join Yale Law School faculty
Garrett West ’15 graduated from Yale Law School in 2018. Erik Teder | Collegian Garrett West ’15 will join the Yale Law School faculty as an associate professor of law starting July 1. “Many of us say that Garrett West is one of the best students we have seen, a high standard,” said College President...




