The three most controversial things in this world are politics, religion, and the Oxford comma. The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, appears before the last item in a series of three or more words or phrases. Some may not understand the significance of one of the littlest punctuation marks. Writers, editors, English...
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Local nonprofit offers people with disabilities a ‘key’ to success
In the 1970s, it was virtually unheard of for a person with a disability to be hired and hold a job, according to Georgia Mason, Key Opportunities Program Manager. A local group of parents wanted to change that and give their children with disabilities a chance to reap the rewards of hard work. So, they...
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Valentine’s Day: the hearts of Hillsdale
These responses have been compiled and edited by Tracy Wilson. How did you meet your spouse? Kátia Sherman, Assistant Professor of Spanish, married to Tom Sherman for 30.5 years: “He was teaching at Oberlin College, and I was an undergraduate student there. He had rooms to rent in his big house, and my sister and...
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QUICK HITS: Anna Navrotskaya, Professor of French
Anna Navrotskaya is a professor of French at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length, clarity, and style. What is the most interesting place you’ve been? As I come from a Jewish family, it was Jerusalem. When I went there for the first time, I got off the plane and started crying. There...
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Living with the Lindleys, and more: Student boarders share lessons learned
After cultivating a close relationship with Associate Professor of English Dwight Lindley and his family in her first year at college, sophomore Tess Owen chose to spend her second year at Hillsdale living with the family instead of returning to an on-campus residence hall. “I knew this would be a very unusual situation,” Owen said....