Twelve string musicians competed in the Michigan American String Teachers Association Solo Competition Nov. 18 in the Conrad Recital Hall at Hillsdale College. “The biannual event was created by the American String Teachers Association to promote excellence and incentives for the highly gifted young string players and teachers in America ages 18-23,” Professor of Music...
The Hillsdale College GOAL Program is in the process of hiring new program leaders for Adopt-a-Grandparent, Community Sports Outreach, and Private and Charter School Tutoring. GOAL Director Lucille Townley said applications for the positions have already closed, and the interview process has begun. According to GOAL Adviser and Director of Student Activities Ashlyn Landherr, there...
After earning her Bachelor of Science in chemistry, Kathryn Wierenga ’16 is now a Ph.D. candidate working in the laboratory of James J. Pestka, Ph.D. at Michigan State University in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. On Nov. 7, Wierenga came back to Hillsdale College and inspired students to attend graduate school through a...
The last time he counted, professor of history David Stewart said he had over 1,000 rubber ducks in his ‘Army of Duckness’ collection. Stewart said the collection began around the year 2000 when he and his mother-in-law were talking about his childhood. “I made some stupid, throwaway comment like, ‘when I was a...
Nearly 800 people, including Hillsdale students and professors, gathered at the University of Notre Dame this weekend for the 19th annual Center for Ethics and Culture fall conference. The theme of the conference, held on Nov. 1, was rooted in Russian philosopher Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s teachings on the proper relationship between God, the human person, and...