The Department of Education released a list last week to help students make smart college choices. The White House calls this list comprehensive, making it sound like it includes all two- and four-year degree-granting institutions in the nation. “Americans will now have access to reliable data on every institution of higher education,” President Barack Obama...
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September 17, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Don’t just ‘refresh’ and forget
We millennials exist in a world formed by social media. We are vocal about causes, using social media as a tool to spread our ideas with greater speed and broader range than ever before. But we lack commitment. We post about an issue once. As soon as we press ‘refresh,’ our post moves down the...
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September 17, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Reflections on the revolution
Bon Appétit is a relative newcomer to Hillsdale’s campus, and a welcome one at that. Bon Appétit introduced higher-quality food. It was locally-sourced, fresher, generally easier to identify, and assembled with greater care. But we lovers of tradition tended, at first, to look fondly on what once was: Saga, Inc. gave us more food, and...
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September 17, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
The changing face of the EU
The migratory flood of Afghans, Syrians, and sub-Saharan Africans has disrupted politics and everyday life in the European Union, and European leaders are at odds trying to find a solution. Opposing responses to the crisis pitted the governments of Germany and France against those of the east European countries, but recent changes in legislature have...
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September 17, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Esolen should speak at commencement
When Anthony Esolen returned my copy of Dante’s “Inferno” after signing it, I was eager to see what he had written inside. I was only a first-semester freshman when Esolen spoke at Hillsdale College in 2012 for the CCA, but I had heard much of the renowned teacher, author, and translator, and I admired his...