For the first time, students have the opportunity to learn and discuss issues surrounding identity, the human person, and bioethics during a conference sponsored by the World Youth Alliance. The conference begins Friday in Phillips Auditorium and goes through Saturday afternoon. It is set to feature keynote speakers in bioethics and philosophy, along with six...
WASHINGTON — Lucas Morel is a professor of politics and head of the politics department at Washington and Lee University. His scholarship focuses on Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison. He is the author of “Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to the Invisible Man” (2004) and “Religion’s Sacred Effort:...
WASHINGTON — Unsure of his exact birth date in 1818, Frederick Douglass chose to celebrate on Feb. 14. So on Tuesday, the eve of his 200th birthday, a gathering at Hillsdale’s Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship honored him in style — with a public lecture, a reception, and a brand-new painting....
Today’s forecast may be rain, but just last week the season’s biggest snow storm blew into Hillsdale, leaving several inches of snow and some happy students with no classes to attend. Senior Brigette Hall says she was happy to have all her classes canceled. “It feels like Saturday,” she said. According to the Hillsdale Daily...
Former State Rep. Tom Hooker will speak on Feb. 22 for Young Americans for Freedom on his experience in leadership as state representative for the Grand Rapids area and on his current position as the supervisor of Byron Township. He will speak in Lane 236 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., which will include time...