Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram was recently selected as Hillsdale Academy’s commencement speaker for the 2014 graduating class. In June, Wolfram will join the ranks of the academy’s past commencement speakers, such as columnist Jonah Goldberg, historian Victor Hanson, Congressman Tim Walberg, and College President Larry Arnn. “It’s an honor to be the commencement...
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President’s Ball arrives
Every February, President Larry Arnn receives a formal invitation to a ball in his honor. On the evening of the event, he hosts five men and five women at his home who have been interviewed by a panel of faculty to determine Hillsdale’s next President’s Ball court. After the group arrives to the ball, Arnn...
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Dow Center renovations to start in May
This May, the college will begin building the Searle Center. This new construction will expand both Curtiss Memorial Dining Hall and Phillips Auditorium while improving the look of the building. This will create space for large campus events and update a complex that has been in place since the 1950s. “We have been planning to...
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Hunt for new professors expands
Hiring a new Hillsdale professor requires a long, grueling search process of several months and a hiring committee with faculty from each division, chaired by the department head. This year, eight departments are searching for new faculty members. As the college expands both student enrollment and the core curriculum, new faculty members are needed to...
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Q&A Jay Nordlinger
Jay Nordlinger is a senior editor at National Review. He writes about a variety of subjects, including politics, foreign affairs, and the arts. He is a music critic for The New Criterion and City Arts. For National Review Online, he writes a column, “Impromptus.” He has won many awards, particularly for his work in human...