Hillsdale exceeds most universities in campus security, Executive Director of Security and Emergency Management Joe Kellam said in an Insider Series presentation hosted by Hillsdale’s 1844 Society Oct. 29. “We all must remain vigilant and prepared to ensure the safety of our campus,” Kellam said in an introductory video presented at the event. Kellam said...
College launches new hybrid classical education master’s
Professor of English David Whalen and graduate students of the classical education residential program convene in a classroom. Courtesy | Sara Gillett The college will launch the Master of Classical Education Leadership hybrid program, its first degree including online learning, in summer 2025. The newest addition to the Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical...
Trump reclaims the White House: faculty, students surprised by decisive Republican victories
Trump points to the crowd at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. Courtesy | Gage Skidmore, Flickr Former president Donald Trump won his second presidential election Tuesday with at least 295 electoral votes, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee. “I am glad of the result, more glad that...
C.S. Lewis scholarship to speak on his idea of university
Melinda Nielsen is a graduate of Hillsdale College and associate professor of classical literature at Baylor University. Courtesy | Baylor University Hillsdale alumna and C. S. Lewis scholar Melinda Nielsen will speak on Lewis’ “idea of the university” in Conrad Recital Hall Nov. 8, hosted by the C.S. Lewis Society. “Dr. Nielsen has lectured to...
Toni Morrison scholar lectures on race, desire, revision
Scholar Kathleen Marks spoke on Toni Morrison, an author her mentor called the great African-American novelist, in a lecture titled “Toni Morrison’s Trilogy: Mapping Desire Lines to the Future,” Oct. 29. Marks is the chair and associate professor of Arts and Humanities and director of Liberal Studies at St. John’s University. Marks discussed the 1987...




