As senior Emily Rinaldi dissects cadavers in the anatomy lab, her biology professor, Dan York, will often pause at her side and say, “‘Hey, Em, what is the homework for this Thursday?’” It’s a genuine question of York’s, not a pop quiz to test Rinaldi’s knowledge of the Anatomy II Syllabus. In another lab, across campus in the Sage Center...
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Aquinas invites generations of students into the intellectual life
After piling into a white van with nine other professors and students, Professor of History Matthew Gaetano turned around and said, “I have a chauffeur’s license. Let that sink in.” It was Thursday after classes, and seven students, Professor of Philosophy Lee Cole, Professor of English Dwight Lindley, and Gaetano were embarking on a four-hour pilgrimage to St. Mary’s College...
When professors audit, in addition to teach
Provost David Whalen said he encourages professors to audit their colleagues’ classes, just as Biology Professor Dan York has done this semester in taking Photography II from Photography Professor Doug Coon. His encouragement has worked — a handful of professors add extra hours in a classroom building to their schedules every semester, but they spend the time behind the desks...
From Ethiopia, India, Papua New Guinea with faith
“Five ducks are sitting on a pier, and one of the ducks jumps off into the water. How many ducks are left?” For Christian missionary Tim Brannagan, the correct answer isn’t “four.” “An Ethopian would say zero, because if one of the ducks jumped off, the rest would follow,” Brannagan said. Brannagan and his wife, Nancy, shared stories from nearly...
Seventy-four years, seven students, one family tree: Hillsdale College unites the Schultz and Walker cousins
For junior Emily Walker and her sister Caroline, a freshman, first impressions of Hillsdale started well before traditional college visits. Each said one of her earliest memories is of dropping off their eldest brother Chris ’06 at Hillsdale in 2002. Caroline was just two years old at the time. Since then, each of the five Walker siblings has attended Hillsdale,...
Olds’ green-thumbed girls
The walls of Olds Residence enclose a little-known slice of paradise, and house director Linda Gravel is working with her residents to expand it this year. In the middle of the women’s residence are two open courtyards. Gravel already transformed one into a garden with benches and a picnic table during her first year at Hillsdale, and the second is...
