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Harvard prof: ‘Coercion is not enough to keep society together’
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Harvard prof: ‘Coercion is not enough to keep society together’

According to Harvard professor James Hankins, the humanities as we know them aren’t working, and a return to Renaissance education could be the solution. Hankins, who gave a lecture at Hillsdale College on Oct. 15, is a professor of History at Harvard University specializing in the Italian Renaissance. He is the author of several books...

Fall break: One thing COVID-19 didn’t ruin this semester
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Fall break: One thing COVID-19 didn’t ruin this semester

On Sept. 25, Carolyn Milligan, assistant to the vice president of student affairs, sent out an unprecedented email that urged students to remain on campus over both Fall and Thanksgiving break “in order to avoid an increase in transmissions” of COVID-19.  While many students had already made plans to leave, Residence Assistants were urged to...

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‘Typical Hillsdale’: CCA in the age of COVID-19

It seems COVID-19 has left nothing untouched — not even Hillsdale’s Center for Constructive Alternatives conference. Unlike homecoming, which was canceled, the first CCA of the school year went on as planned, but it featured some of its own “constructive alternatives,” such as limited attendance, special seating, and grab-and-go meals. Titled “American Foreign Policy,” the...

From ‘pencil and paper’ to BCSI graphic designer
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From ‘pencil and paper’ to BCSI graphic designer

A pencil and a piece of paper—that’s the only medium Ethan Greb used in high school. And it proved to be all he needed.  Flash forward past Greb winning his high school’s logo design competition (his school still uses it today), and Greb ‘19 is now the publishing coordinator for the Barney Charter School Initiative,...