Benedict Whalen on “The Iliad and the Odyssey” set. Courtesy | Jeremiah Regan Hillsdale will release “The Iliad and the Odyssey,” an online course about the two epic poems by Homer this spring. “They are masterful and delightful stories, essential to understanding Western literature, and books that we require all students at Hillsdale to read,”...
Ava Downs, Olivia Krauss, and Joy Chen at competition Courtesy | Ava Downs At 7 years old, Ava Downs went to a shooting range with her dad and uncle to pull clays for them. A few weeks later, she began learning how to shoot. Now in her third year at Hillsdale and a star on...
Favorite book: “My Antonia” by Willa Cather. It’s an elegiac novel set on the American frontier, a beautiful portrayal of childhood, youth, and lifelong friendship. Favorite movie: “A River Runs through It” (1991). Directed by Robert Redford and starring a young Brad Pitt, it’s set against a backdrop of Montana mountains and trout rivers....
Drone footage shows the Diana Davis Spencer Classical Education Building construction on Aug. 22, 2025. Courtesy | Jack Cote The Classical Education Building will be completed by late December, and additions to the union, which began construction last spring, will be usable by February 2026. Rich Péwé, Chief Administrative Officer at Hillsdale College, said the...
When senior Abi Palubinskas sees the sunlight dance in the trees, or cracks in a stretch of pavement, she sees art. And when she stares into the eyes of a painted figure, she sees the soul of the artist behind it. Palubinskas studies art at Hillsdale with a focus on painting and drawing. This year,...