Humor is essential for living the good life, said Professor of History Kenneth Calvert at a lecture Sept. 15. Calvert, who is a former stand-up comic, combined jokes with philosophy in a talk hosted by the Collegiate Scholars Program as a part of its semester lecture series on humor. The title of his talk, “Laugh...
From a small pool of applicants and an even smaller pool of nominees, the Barry Scholarship Foundation has been awarded its prestigious scholarship to senior and physics major David Forman. The scholarship would pay for all of his master’s program expenses, should he be accepted into Oxford University in the spring. “His reputation preceded him,”...
What is one memory from your childhood that stands out to you? I was a boy scout and used to spend a lot of time with our Scout Troop in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. One memory that really jumps out at me was that we saw a mother bear and her cubs and...
When Associate Professor of History Kenneth Calvert was asked to temporarily take on the role of headmaster of Hillsdale Academy, he had no idea that he would be there for more than 15 years. “I was a full-time professor,” said Calvert, who has taught ancient history at Hillsdale College for 21 years. “Then, Dr. [Larry]...