The Hillsdale Civil War Statue was erected in 1895. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Archives The 1869 college graduate and nationally-acclaimed poet Will Carleton wrote a poem commemorating the dedication of one of Hillsdale College’s most iconic statues, the Civil War Memorial, 130 years ago. “The careless world, as here it looks / The truth again...
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...
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...
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...
History professor Dave Stewart sits in his office. Catherine Maxwell | Collegian Stewart has a Lego set from a murder mystery, Lambert has a first edition of T. S. Eliot, and Wolfram has an impala head. Every Hillsdale professor adds something to his or her office to personalize it, but some offices stand out, thanks...