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The Spanish Department partnered with Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish honorary, to teach students flamenco dancing Oct. 9. Associate Professor of Spanish Kátia Sherman said she spent her teenage years living in Spain, learning about the culture through the flamenco dance and bullfighting. “Instead of being a good, responsible student, staying in my room and...

The Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Albion, Michigan planted St. Olga of Alaska Orthodox Church as an outreach in Hillsdale in August 2024. The St. Olga of Alaska mission rents the building of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, located in downtown Hillsdale. The timeline for its establishment as a permanent church is unknown, according to Rev....

Philo of Alexandria’s work in synthesizing Jewish and Platonic thought is indispensable to the Christian faith, Marquette University Professor of Theology Michael Cover said at a talk Oct. 2. His lecture, titled “What Has Alexandria to do with Jerusalem?” was part of the Gershom lecture series, which explores the relationship between Christianity and Judaism. Cover...

A graduate of the Van Andel Graduate School for Statesmanship received a major award for his dissertation on global justice theory last month. The American Political Science Association presented Stephen Goniprow, visiting assistant professor of politics, with the award for the Best Dissertation in American Political Thought. “It’s a special feeling to know that your...