Houghton has studied caddisflies since he was in college. Courtesy | David Houghton. Professor and Chair of Biology David Houghton recruited caddisflies to make his wife golden earrings – when given flecks of gold, the insects create tubular shapes, forming a piece of jewelry to memorialize Houghton’s life work. Houghton began researching caddisflies while he was in college and now...
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Professor squared: faculty siblings reflect on the joys of sharing Hillsdale College
Paul (left) and Maria (right) Schmitt hiking in Colorado in 1996. Courtesy | Maria Servold How can lifelong Coloradoans pick up, move to a small Midwestern town, and make it feel like home? How can Hillsdale College, a mere 400-acre campus in rural Michigan, bring the same joy as the busy streets of Ann Arbor or the cathedrals at South...
QUICK HITS with Mark Moyar
Moyar and General David H. Petraeus together in Afghanistan in 2010. Courtesy | Mark Moyar In this Quick Hits, William P. Harris Chair of Military History Mark Moyar talks dad jokes, his favorite books, and his best advice for Hillsdale College students. What is your favorite childhood memory? Reading the “Brothers Karamazov.” It’s still my favorite book. What is one...
QUICK HITS with Gary Wolfram
Gary Wolfram running the Wild Bill Lundberg race on Hillsdale’s campus in 2006. Courtesy | Gary Wolfram In this Quick Hits, Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram talks music, clears up the rumor that he’s a hippie, and gives his opinion on artificial intelligence. What is the fastest race you have ever run? I ran a marathon in 2 hours,...
Students visit ‘Pearl of Africa,’ fight for change through faith and fellowship
Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers stands with Ugandan school children. Courtesy | Jeffery Rogers Freshman Timothy Mulungi had never seen colorful eyes until he came to America for orientation at Hillsdale College. “I thought it was a myth,” Mulungi said. “But it’s true! I’ve seen green eyes, blue eyes, even yellow, and all are different shades with so much variety....
Student veteran releases new EP: American Deployed
Junior Greg Whalen served in Afghanistan in the U.S. Marine Corps. Courtesy | Greg Whalen Two weeks after a bomb in Afghanistan killed a young Marine in 2021, his wife had a baby. Marine veteran and Hillsdale College junior Greg Whalen, who was in Kabul at the time of the deadly attack, tells this gut-wrenching story in one of his...
