The Mack family in front of the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela. Courtesy | Todd Mack When Spanish professor Todd Mack told his wife he wanted to spend his sabbatical hiking the Camino de Santiago with her and their five children, she thought he was out of his mind. “I told him, ‘You are crazy!...
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‘Dwell’: Curate holds summit on Valentine’s Day
The women of Hillsdale College have the gift of an experienced community of women who desire to give them wisdom, according to Assistant Director of the Student Activities Office Emma Widmer. The women gathered at the annual Curate Summit event on Feb. 14 at the Searle Center and Dow Hotel under the theme, “Dwell.” The...
‘The historian’s craft’: Richard Gamble to retire after spring semester
Richard Gamble, professor of history, will retire at the close of this semester. Gamble has taught at Hillsdale College since 2006. “I will miss my church, my colleagues, and the students,” Gamble said. He plans to spend his retirement time with family in South Carolina and working on his biography on John Lukacs. Charles Yost,...
Crafting stories: Film and the human experience
When senior, and psychology major, Joshua Burnett came to Hillsdale, he knew he wanted to explore film production but wasn’t sure where to start. “I wanted to make cool stuff,” he said. Burnett has now created and produced four films through Hillsdale’s Film and Production Club. He worked with Michael Lynn Animation Studios and Copernican...

