Most people don’t treat Sir Thomas More as a political thinker, but his political philosophy is worth studying as an insightful unification of the contemplative life and political action, according to Veronica Brooks, who recently completed the Ph.D. program at Hillsdale’s Van Andel School of Statesmanship. Delivering her dissertation on More’s political philosophy Monday afternoon — and joking that the...
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Langworth speaks on Churchill’s Shakespeare fandom at CCA IV
Winston Churchill knew much of Shakespeare’s work by heart, writer and historian Richard Langworth said at a lecture for Hillsdale’s fourth Center for Constructive Alternatives. Langworth delighted audience members with anecdotes of Churchill’s Shakespeare fandom during a talk delivered March 25. Churchill, he said, was known to recite the lines along with actors when he attended plays, much to fellow...
Career Services hires Malcheff ’04 as assistant director
Hillsdale College’s Career Services hired Jessica Malcheff ’04 as the new assistant director on Feb. 4, 2019 after Sophia Donohoe left the position. As assistant director, Malcheff said she will be leading the Career Curriculum team within the Student Mentor Affair team. “The team goal is to connect with campus clubs, honoraries, organizations, Greek Life, and dorms to promote...
Off-campus permissions unusually low this year, should return to normal next year
Fewer rising juniors were given permission to live off campus in the 2019-20 academic year, due to a smaller freshman female class and the planned re-opening of Galloway men’s residence. When deciding which students receive off campus permission, the deans consider a student’s high school graduation date — in order to account for students who have taken a gap year...
Saying hello and goodbye: Community remembers Don Turner
Professor of Theology Jordan Wales described the memorial service for former philosophy professor Don Turner like only knowing one verse of a song, and “suddenly being in a canyon” which echoed other voices singing the whole song. “I felt like I was saying ‘Hello’ to him in a new way, even though we were all saying ‘Goodbye,’” Wales said. On...
Sailing club receives new boats, plans to improve team dynamics
The Hillsdale College Sailing Club acquired three sailboats from the Notre Dame Sailing Team earlier this month, which will allow the club to expand and develop its techniques. Purchased for the club by an anonymous donor, the LaserPerformance Club 420s came with sails, lines, and dollies. They will be housed at the Hillsdale Country Club to allow for easy access...
Debate takes third at Pi Kappa Delta tournament in New York last weekend
Twenty members of the Hillsdale College Debate Team — along with Coach Matthew Doggett and eight former students who served as coaches — traveled to Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York for the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament. The team placed third overall in debate sweepstakes and finished in the top 20 percent of teams in combined speech and debate...
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