A former soldier, a polyglot with command of 10 languages, and a podcast creator are three of Hillsdale College’s new hires in the Classics department this semester. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1998 to 2004, Carl Young received his bachelor’s in classics at the University of New Mexico and his doctorate in classical...
Professor of History David Stewart, who assisted in creating the Western and American Heritage readers, is creating another book of primary sources for a new class on the military history of the American Revolution. The upper-level elective history class, which Stewart plans to teach next semester, will focus specifically on campaigns and battles, foreign involvement...
Few will admit it, but we all do it: procrastinate. It begins so innocently. “I’ll only watch one episode,” you say to yourself. One episode turns into another, and then another, until you look at the clock, realize that it’s 2 a.m., and remember that you have a 4-page paper due tomorrow that you...
The class of 2017 claims 45 percent participation in alumni donations this year, the highest percentage from a recently graduated class to date. More than 2,000 alumni donated $5.2 million to Hillsdale College from July 2016 to June 2017. The officers of the class chose to partner with the 1844 Society by donating to the...
Freshman Caroline Hennekes might never have ended up at Hillsdale College if it weren’t for an injury that threw her career plans off track and forced her to overcome unexpected challenges. After a childhood of gymnastics and dancing and two years as a professional dancer with The Sarasota Ballet, Hennekes over-extended her hip, tearing the...