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Meet Hillsdale College’s Three White House Correspondents
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Meet Hillsdale College’s Three White House Correspondents

Left to right: Reagan Reese ’22, Phillip Wegmann ’15, and Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell ’24 are White House correspondents. Courtesy | Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell What’s new about reporting on the Trump administration for Philip Wegmann? The RealClearPolitics White House reporter and 2015 Hillsdale grad is drinking more coffee. How many cups per day? “My mother might...

Money talks: Econ brings real life to classroom
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Money talks: Econ brings real life to classroom

Economics and finance professors talk about how they use class time to teach real-world skills. Courtesy | Pexels. When Robert Atra wanted to give his students real-world experience, he turned over half of his 401(k) to the investment club. “They actually have well over $100,000 from just my 401(k) to manage,” said Atra, the chairman...

Professors ponder how to celebrate Presidents’ Day
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Professors ponder how to celebrate Presidents’ Day

Mount Rushmore in South Dakota depicts presidents such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons George Washington was not a fan of glorifying his presidency, according to Assistant Professor of Politics Daniel O’Toole. “Washington didn’t want the president to be a kind of omnipresent force in American political life,” O’Toole said. “There’s...

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QUICK HITS with Korey Mass

Associate Professor of History Dr. Korey Mass talks infested couches, home maintenance, and beer. What is the most influential animal in history? Horse for war, dog for hunting, something else? Setting aside man, because that’s just too easy, I’d probably go with domesticated cattle for positive influence, and the flea for negative. What is one...