Even among the humanities, some professors have a background in computer programming. Outside of the computer programmers in the science division, two professors now teach English or religion at Hillsdale. Before Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney decided on a career as an English professor, he taught himself computer programming while working for an insurance company....
When Beth Walker ’87 road-tripped with fellow Hillsdale students to Washington, D.C., one spring break, she had a blast touring the city and getting an insider tour of the U.S. Supreme Court — but she didn’t realize the trip was a “preview” of her future, as she calls it now. Designed by the same architect,...
Mugs are a lot like babies. They make messes at inopportune moments, they can be attractive only to the owner, they start to smell if you don’t wash them, and you have to handle them with care. Even though a water bottle might be significantly easier to tote around, some brave Hillsdale students defy the...
When entering the Old Snack Bar, stillness permeates the air. Just a half dozen students quietly study at the booths on any given day. The silence is jarringly different from the third floor of the library where the most social students tend to study. The phrase “You could hear a needle drop” was invented for...
“First of all, I’m a legacy.” Dr. Leo Bingley Jr. ’58 was the third generation of men in his family to attend Hillsdale College, and his two sons followed in his footsteps. His great-great grandfather was a Civil War veteran who attended the college and later became the mayor of Hillsdale. Bingley is a legacy...