The private sector is more effective than the federal government in enacting positive economic change, speakers at this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives seminars said. The college hosted its second CCA of the academic year Nov. 10-13, covering “Economic Issues and Controversies.” Nicolas Cachanosky of the University of Texas at El Paso spoke Sunday afternoon...
Hillsdale’s Center for Constructive Alternatives will kick off its first installment of seminars for the academic year Sept. 29 – Oct. 2 on “Christianity in America.” The series will cover the role Christianity has played in the United States from its founding to modern day, according to Executive Director of Programs Matt Bell. “I hope...
The American musical sets the standard for the cultural understanding of the genre as a whole, speakers at this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives said. The CCA, titled “The American Musical,” was the fourth CCA of the academic year and ran from March 3-7. It included showings of classic American musical films and lectures from...
Biography is a tool not only for learning about the accomplishments of historical figures, but also for learning about good character and the times in which they lived, speakers at this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar said. Hillsdale College’s third CCA of the academic year, “The Art of Biography,” ran Feb. 4-7. Roger Kimball,...
The Chapel Choir performed an array of Christian spiritual music in its first performance of the semester Feb. 4. A baroque trumpet ensemble from the Eastman School of Music, a competitive music school in Rochester, New York, accompanied the choir for the performance of “Requiem.” Johann Michael Haydn originally composed it for a funeral Mass...