The Whitaker Fellowship, named after Anglican theologian William Whitaker, will allow students to engage in researching, editing, and publishing theological texts. Courtesy | Wikipedia Hillsdale students are invited to apply to the Whitaker Fellowship for remote work in researching, editing, and publishing of theological texts, according to alumnus Josiah Leinbach ’20. “Fellows will focus on...
Walsh plays strategic board game Courtesy | Ian Walsh BOOK: “The Count of Monte Cristo” By Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet (1846) It’s a classic revenge story where this guy comes back and takes revenge on the people who wronged him and destroyed his life. It evokes a lot of philosophical questions about...
What do preserved fetal pigs and your Friday night cocktail at Rough Draft have in common? Cancer risk. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies alcohol as a Group 1 cancer-causing agent alongside tobacco, asbestos, and formaldehyde. These links initially surfaced in 1988, but were reaffirmed in 2007 and 2010. Christians often advise limited...
Economics and finance professors talk about how they use class time to teach real-world skills. Courtesy | Pexels. When Robert Atra wanted to give his students real-world experience, he turned over half of his 401(k) to the investment club. “They actually have well over $100,000 from just my 401(k) to manage,” said Atra, the chairman...
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota depicts presidents such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons George Washington was not a fan of glorifying his presidency, according to Assistant Professor of Politics Daniel O’Toole. “Washington didn’t want the president to be a kind of omnipresent force in American political life,” O’Toole said. “There’s...