Hillsdale College’s history department will gain a prestigious new faculty member next fall: Wilfred M. McClay. Currently the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma, McClay will make the move to Hillsdale following the end of the spring 2021 semester. “My experience with Hillsdale is of an...
Philip Wegmann ’15 strides into the historic Willard Hotel clad in jeans, a yellow T-shirt, and a worn leather motorcycle jacket. It’s a Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C. and under different circumstances, Wegmann would be dressed in a suit and tie, breezing in after a press briefing at the White House. “Because of COVID, they’ve...
As a Hillsdale College student 15 years ago, Andrew Fink rocked out on the guitar with his band, Street Fight, and contemplated moving to Nashville to pursue music professionally. “Music was my scene. I alternated between long hair and a shaved head with sideburns down to here,” Fink recalled, gesturing to his jaw. “That was...
David Morrell ’07 served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Federal Programs Branch until Sept. 11, 2020. Previously, he served in the White House as Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to the President. Morrell clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Judge Edith Jones and on the Supreme Court for Justice Clarence...
For senior Taryn Murphy, coffee is more than a drink; it’s a lifestyle. That’s why she started the Coffee Quester, an Instagram account dedicated to helping coffee connoisseurs find the best espresso in their area. As Murphy recalls, it all began on July 4, 2018 when she and her family were visiting Newport Beach, California....