Robert Holmstedt will offer a class on Early Judaism next semester, potentially followed by expansion of Jewish-focused curriculum. Courtesy | University of Toronto The college is currently discussing ways to increase Jewish studies in its curriculum and facilitate a stronger Jewish community on campus, administrators said. These discussions are preliminary, but they include plans for creating classical Jewish studies opportunities...
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Family responsibilities could save democracy, Pakaluk says
Catherine Pakaluk is an associate professor of social research and economic thought at the Catholic University of America. Courtesy | Catherine Pakaluk The self-imposed obligations of family life could save American democracy by providing a safeguard against selfish individualism, said Catherine Pakaluk, author of a new book on college-educated women who have large families, in a speech hosted by Praxis...
Beeswax, tote bags, jewelry: SAB hosts Maker’s Market
Junior Allie Springer laid out homemade lip balm, hair wax, soap, candles, and honey from her family’s bee farm last Saturday at SAB’s annual Maker’s Market. “It’s a perfect event,” Springer said. “I usually make things at home during breaks but do not have to commit to a full business.” Students sold homemade bee products, tote bags, jewelry, paintings, baked...
Alumni talk conservative journalism, left-wing media
Left-wing media is being used as a political tool to sway elections, but conservative journalists should try to hold it to account, according to panelists at the “Communication is Key” political journalism panel hosted by Hillsdale College Republicans Oct. 3. “How are you supposed to infiltrate a 95/5 institution?” said panelist Nainoa Johsens ’18. “Do you want the mental drain...
Hillsdale dads on the bench discuss role of judiciary
Nobody screamed at a pair of federal judges in the Hoynak Room Oct. 2 — unlike what happened to one of them last year at Stanford Law School — while they discussed the common misunderstanding that the role of the judiciary is to create policy rather than apply law. The Federalist Society hosted the conversation with two Hillsdale dads, Justice...
Q&A: Pakaluk offers advice for marriage, family
Catherine Pakaluk is an associate professor of social research and economic thought at the Catholic University of America. Courtesy | Catherine Pakaluk Catherine Pakaluk earned her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and now serves as an associate professor of social research and economic thought at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C....
Journalist Christopher Rufo lectures on mass immigration in the United States
Journalist Christopher Rufo spoke on mass immigration at Hillsdale on Tuesday Oct 8. Courtesy | Fox News Investigative journalist Christopher Rufo, a former Pulliam fellow and current lecturer at Hillsdale, spoke Tuesday about his reporting on mass immigration in the United States. “Remarkably little reporting has been done about the mechanics of this great migration, predominantly coming from the...
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