By the time a student graduates from Hillsdale College, he or she will be familiar with at least one of Professor of Art Sam Knecht’s works. His painting, “The Signing of the American Constitution,” graces the cover of the Constitution Reader used for the core Politics 101 course. But for students who want to...
To practice his penmanship, a 16-year-old George Washington transcribed “110 Rules of Civility” in the last 10 pages of his journal. Three decades later, General Washington quoted the old homework verbatim to his soldiers at Valley Forge, reminding them to be mindful of their personal appearance and words around women. These rules of civility, once...
On May 4, 1863, after three days of fighting in the fields of Virginia during the Battle of Chancellorsville, Corpral Hiram Fountain finally found a moment to write home to his family. Hiram Fountain wrote: “I am writing now from the Battle field I am yet unharmed. We have had 3 days fighting. None of...
Eight Hillsdale High School students presented to the Hillsdale City Council on how the city’s water filtration system removes contaminants and advocated for smart resource consumption at the council meeting Monday. The students, members of Hillsdale High School’s Envirothon team, brought two models complete with running water to educate the public on how the city makes groundwater...
Wikimedia Commons | Courtesy GOP presidential contender Donald Trump is a favorite among the Hillsdale politics department along with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Presidential candidates will get their first chance to hear from voters during the Iowa caucuses on Monday, Feb. 1, and the Hillsdale politics professors, however, have already started making their predictions on...