The Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship is planning to present diplomas to Hillsdale College’s first two doctorate recipients this May. Kathleen Thompson and Nathan Gill will graduate with a doctor of philosophy in politics. Besides honorary degrees that Hillsdale has presented, these are the first two doctorates granted in the 174-year history of Hillsdale...
When most students reach the last month of spring semester, the constant refrain is “we’re almost done!” Those seniors heading to graduate programs, however, have only just begun. After forcing down an alphabet soup of tests, including the MCAT, GRE, and LSAT, students have finally heard the verdict on where they will spend the next...
From desert monks and medieval scholars to modern philosophers, three Hillsdale alumni are translating the works of thinkers in French, German, Greek, and Latin. It’s remarkable then that only one completed a foreign language major while at Hillsdale. Each is pursuing a philosophy or theology degree, but reading scholars, whether ancient or modern, in their...