For most of Hillsdale’s history, students who studied politics graduated with a degree in political science. Now, they graduate with a degree in politics. History and political science existed as one department until 2000. When President Larry Arnn arrived, political science professors separated from the history department and took on a new department name: politics....
One bright Thursday in October, senior Anna Zemaitaitis exchanged her studio easel and heavy wooden palette for a lightweight easel, cans of mineral spirits, and palette paper and ventured with her classmates to Half Moon Lake Road to capture the canopied dirt roads full of fall color. “We were like, ‘I can’t believe we’re doing...
Courses offered this spring that always fill are History of Art II: Renaissance – Modern; Readings in Power, Leadership & Responsibility; English Grammar; Classical Children’s Literature; Renaissance British Literature; The Two World Wars; and Theology of the Body, according to Registrar Douglas McArthur. These classes come from numerous departments: art, business, education, English, history, and...
Assistant Professor of Spanish Todd Mack has read everything from “Wuthering Heights” to the “Twilight” series, but he said the all-time greatest novel is “Don Quixote” — an opinion he’s willing to debate with anyone. While Mack, who joined joined the Spanish department this fall, said he has always loved literature and stories, it wasn’t...
An hour before sunrise on Monday, seniors and credit-wealthy juniors will roll out of their beds, load WebAdvisor, and stare at their computer screens until the clock slips from 6:59 to 7 a.m. After they click the SUBMIT button, they’ll conclude the ritual by staring bug-eyed at the screen until, no, the webpage does not...