When Breta Stoneman switched her major from journalism to rhetoric, she never imagined that the decision would introduce her to her future husband and her future teaching colleague. Stoneman, an adjunct professor of rhetoric and public address, joined the Hillsdale faculty this semester. She was drawn to Hillsdale because it was a place that harbored...
There are two ways to tour Rome: the normal way, and the slightly more extraordinary — where you bring juggling pins instead of cash, survive on bread, cheese, and olives, and make your parents fear you’ll never return. “We wanted to see Europe,” Professor of English Benedict Whalen said, “but there was also a component...
Before they went down to the square, they smeared white paint on their faces and drew delicate black lines to accentuate their facial features. There was no crowd initially, just people milling about a public place in Guatemala. The students arrived with their director and smiled at the Guatemalans as they climbed the stairs of...
Clifford Humphrey taught English in China for a year before enrolling in Hillsdale’s graduate program. Tom Tacoma attended Hillsdale and received his master’s degree before returning as a graduate student. Now, both have experience teaching undergraduate politics courses at the college. Teaching adjunctly is a common step toward becoming a full-time instructor, but Hillsdale College’s...
Each year, Hillsdale College sends several students to top 20 law schools, including schools such as Yale and Harvard. Not one of these students is a pre-law major. In fact, Hillsdale doesn’t even offer a pre-law major. Instead, students interested in law school are encouraged to pursue their other academic passions in their undergraduate studies....