Billman and Elizabeth Speck ’23 pose for a photo. Courtesy | Mardi Billman In this Quick Hits, Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry, talks about science, video games, and what items she would want to have if stranded on a desert island. What is your best chemistry joke? I don’t have any, because all the...
Emily Stack Davis stands in front of the Student Union. Courtesy | Hillsdale College In this Quick Hits, Executive Director of Media Outreach and Public Relations Emily Stack Davis talks hidden talents, British sitcoms, and knitting. If you could get rid of any genre of music what would it be? I’d only keep Jethro Tull...
Moyar and General David H. Petraeus together in Afghanistan in 2010. Courtesy | Mark Moyar In this Quick Hits, William P. Harris Chair of Military History Mark Moyar talks dad jokes, his favorite books, and his best advice for Hillsdale College students. What is your favorite childhood memory? Reading the “Brothers Karamazov.” It’s still my...
Gary Wolfram running the Wild Bill Lundberg race on Hillsdale’s campus in 2006. Courtesy | Gary Wolfram In this Quick Hits, Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram talks music, clears up the rumor that he’s a hippie, and gives his opinion on artificial intelligence. What is the fastest race you have ever run? I ran...
In this Quick Hits, George Allen, public services librarian, talks about books, travel, and his ideal day. What is your favorite novel? “The Black Arrow” by Robert Louis Stevenson — it’s always been my favorite novel. I think it’s the perfect novel. Stevenson is a great novelist because he packs so much flavor and weight...