The true metric of educational success lies in equipping students with the skills to navigate a complex world, according to former Dow Journalism Program Director Tracy Lee Simmons. Simmons delivered these remarks during a Sept. 27 lecture titled “The Classical Inheritance Goes to School.” “A classical education is about sustaining a classical inheritance, and it...
Associate Professor of Politics Mark Kremer joined the Hillsdale College faculty this fall. Kremer previously taught at the college as a visiting professor in the politics department. He also lectured on “Love and Marriage in Machiavelli’s ‘Mandragola’” for the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship in February 2020. “The school has an intellectual mission that...
The Hillsdale College Chapel Choir traveled to perform for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s 70th Anniversary Gala on Sept. 28 in Wilmington, Delaware. Hillsdale alumnus John Burtka ’12, president of ISI, invited the choir to sing at the gala to celebrate the dedication of the new Linda L. Bean Conference Center. The event also featured keynote...
Nimrod Fellowship students traveled to South Dakota to practice shooting and learn about the importance of hunting and conservation. The Hillsdale Hunting Retreat, which took place Sept. 14 to 19 at Paul Nelson Farm in Gettysburg, South Dakota, included ringed-neck pheasant hunting and guest lectures. The event hosted 40 attendees, including Hillsdale College students, friends...
Ronald Rivas joined Hillsdale College’s faculty this fall as an associate professor of management and marketing in the economics department. This semester, Rivas is teaching two business courses: International Business, and Leadership in Teams and Organizations. “I always look for private universities for a number of purposes,” Rivas said. “They have more degrees of freedom...