Former Hillsdale College Spanish lecturer Javier Barrios died at his Ypsilanti, Michigan home on Nov. 4 at the age of 53. According to the Stark Funeral Professionals, Barrios is survived by his sister, two nieces, and his three dogs. Barrios loved to learn, whether it be Spanish, literature, or history. “We often commented upon how...
Every student on campus is one degree removed from College President Larry Arnn, according to the Applied Math Club. The Applied Math club’s newest project, Degrees of Arnn, seeks to determine how connected Hillsdale’s campus is. This project was modeled after the “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” law. The project started when senior Daniel Brand...
Bishop Robert Barron will be the commencement speaker for the class of 2023, according to an email announcement from Provost Christopher VanOrman’s office Wednesday. “Hillsdale is a Christian college, nonsectarian since its founding,” College President Larry Arnn said. “It holds firmly to the Christian teachings of time immemorial. Bishop Barron is a great teacher and...
The Michigan Supreme Court honored Stephen Markman with an official portrait unveiling at the Michigan Hall of Justice on Wednesday. Markman, who has taught constitutional law at Hillsdale College since 1993, is a retired chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Brian Zahra presided over the event, which was delayed for nearly two years...
Americans have lost the ability to disagree with civility, according to Rebecca Carlson ’19, a graduate student at the University of Southern California. Carlson proposed the love of truth and people and the pursuit of clarity as solutions to this common problem in a lecture Monday titled “How to Disagree Well.” “The problem I’m...