It smells like banana bread, but it isn’t. Each week, the aroma of freshly-baked “squash bread” reminds senior Monicah Wanjiru of Bible study. “This scent is associated with this Bible study because I have had it every week faithfully since freshman year,” Wanjiru said. Many Hillsdale students, like Wanjiru, have found community within various groups studying scripture on campus. For...
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‘Man of the mind’ Elliot Gaiser seeks truth in law and politics after Hillsdale
In high school, Elliot Gaiser was told he was either going to be a lawyer or politician. As hard as he tried to avoid these, he failed at both. A 2012 graduate, Gaiser now works for Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP, a firm with more than 1,200 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide. Within five years of graduation, he had already...
Study abroad experiences at Hillsdale promote independence
One afternoon this past spring, Professor of German Eberhard Geyer sat down to coffee and cake at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany with two of his Hillsdale students, seniors Lillian Martin and Rachel Smith. “It was so interesting to have that different cultural experience with the same professor that I have in Michigan, where we probably wouldn’t have engaged in...
Students like conference’s unbiased approach
Students locked themselves in the Dow Leadership Center for seven hours on Saturday to free their minds for a open-forum discussion about U.S. immigration policy. Assistant Professor of Economics Christopher Martin, who worked at the Institute for Humane Studies for 10 years before coming to Hillsdale, helped recruit students for the IHS conference. Martin said he reached out to a...
Less like a bunker, more like a home
On the white, flaking walls of Galloway Residence, students have added their own personal touches to the dorm they call home. Murals depict George Washington crossing the Delaware in blue and black silhouette, inspiring quotations from the pope or “The Office,” and even Muhammad Ali standing over a defeated opponent. Painted by residents past and present, murals cover the walls...
Float along with Huck and Jim: Hillsdale College adds online course on Mark Twain
The Mississippi River, which runs through the stories and novels of Mark Twain, connects the American Heartland. Like the mighty Mississippi, Hillsdale’s newest online course on the work of Mark Twain connects members of the Hillsdale community from around the nation to Hillsdale College. “Twain is such a recognizable figure,” said Assistant Professor of English Kelly Scott Franklin, who’s teaching...
