Center for Constructive Alternatives

Hillsdale’s Center for Constructive Alternatives (CCA) is the sponsor of one of the largest college lecture series in America.

CCA seminars are held four times each year. Students are required to complete one CCA seminar during their undergraduate years. They may elect to enroll in more.

Lectures are open to the public, and out-of-town guests are welcomed.

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 (517) 607-2318   cca@hillsdale.edu

History

Over thirteen hundred speakers have participated in CCA seminars since 1972, including statesmen like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher; political scientists like Harry V. Jaffa and Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.; historians like Stephen Ambrose and Martin Gilbert; novelists like Madeleine L’Engle and Tom Wolfe; journalists like Brit Hume and Michael Medved; scientists like Edward Teller; filmmakers like Peter Bogdanovich; economists like Nobel Laureate James Buchanan and Walter Williams; foreign policy experts like Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; theologians like Malcolm Muggeridge and Michael Novak; athletes like Peggy Fleming; and businessmen like Steve Forbes and Dave Thomas.

Upcoming CCAs

Democrats and Republicans

This CCA will consider the origin and development of the party system, as well as the history, principles, and future prospects of the Democratic and Republican parties.

Mises, Hayek, and the Austrian School

This CCA will consider the history and principles of the Austrian School, as well as Mises’ and Hayek's major works and continuing influence.

The American West

This CCA will consider both the history of and the debate over America's western expansion.

Films of Orson Welles

This CCA will explore Welles’ life, genius, and legacy.