Goldsmith plays banjo at a festival in Cambridge with his old band. Courtesy | Edward Goldsmith In this week’s Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Edward Goldsmith talks Britain, banjo, and classroom behavior. Which is better — whiteboard or chalkboard? A chalkboard. My handwriting is terrible and I need some grip. And it just looks...
Year: 2025
Cancel culture comes for Kimmel: ABC’s late night host controversy is a matter of free speech
In his first episode back after a five-day suspension, late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel tearfully declared he never meant to place the blame for the murder of Charlie Kirk on any specific political group. The “joke” that got him suspended, however, tells a different story. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the...
Swimmers test the water
Junior Isabel Ondracek at the 2025 GMACs Courtesy | The Hillsdale Athletic Department The Hillsdale swim team started the season at its Blue and White intrasquad meet Sept. 27 with the freshman class placing in the top spots in each event. Head coach Kurt Kirner said collectively the energy and efforts made by the team...
Hillsdale students research conservative European Parliament member in Hungary
Three Hillsdale students spent the summer in Budapest, Hungary, as interns researching never-before-studied correspondence between Otto von Habsburg, the son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, and American conservatives such as Russell Kirk and Willam F. Buckley through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Otto von Habsburg would have become emperor of the Austro-Hungarian...
Students spend summer researching DNA nanotech
Three students researched DNA nanotechnology and magnetism last summer with Assistant Professor of Physics Stephanie Lauback. Senior Michael Bogumill, sophomore Thatcher Debowski, and sophomore Daniel Lo presented their work Sept. 18. Their research opportunity was part of the LAUREATES program, a paid, six-week internship, to which any Hillsdale student majoring in a STEM field can...


