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The science of being a mom: Hillsdale professors on balancing career and motherhood
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The science of being a mom: Hillsdale professors on balancing career and motherhood

Courtney Meyet poses with her husband Brian and her sons, Kiehl and Shane. Courtesy︱Courtney Meyet When Courtney Meyet started to pursue her doctorate in chemistry, she already had another full-time job: motherhood. Now an associate professor of chemistry at the college, Meyet had two boys aged eight and 10 – and a 60-to-80-hour work week...

Director of post-graduate theological study program invites students to apply
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Director of post-graduate theological study program invites students to apply

The Brazos Fellowship seeks to redefine vocations for college graduates, Paul Gutacker, the program’s executive director, told Hilldsale students on Oct. 11. “I think we assume that discerning your vocation means figuring out your career,” Gutacker said, “In Scripture, it has to do with the thing that we’re all called to do—following Christ. It’s not...

Ideals and vocation aren’t the same thing
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Ideals and vocation aren’t the same thing

When I decided to work and live on a communal farm that produces organic vegetables in the summer of 2016, I anticipated finding my vocation in a state of pastoral bliss. Instead, I found humility. I will be honest, the decision to move to the farm was fueled by reading a lot of agrarian literature...