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CCA III: American Generals: Military Command and Character
Xenophon wrote that a successful general “must be resourceful, active, careful, hardy, and quick-witted; he must be both gentle and brutal, at once straightforward and designing, capable of both caution and surprise, lavish and rapacious, generous and mean, skillful in defense and attack.” This third CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year will consider the lives and characters of some of America’s greatest generals.
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National Leadership Seminar: Political Issues and Controversies
Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminars are held in various locations across the country two times each year and address issues of politics, economics, and culture. The first program was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1982 with about 200 business, education, and community leaders in attendance. Since then, more than 30,000 individuals have attended the programs. The messages of these conferences have reached millions of Americans through Hillsdale’s national speech digest, Imprimis, as well as through coverage by media outlets…
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CCA IV: The Westerns of John Ford
Asked who were the greatest American film directors, Orson Welles answered: “John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.” The recipient of a record four Academy Awards for Best Director, Ford’s career extended from the earliest days of Hollywood through the 1960s. This fourth CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year will focus on Ford’s westerns, and consider what they reveal about our country and ourselves.
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Freedom and Western Civilization
Hillsdale College Freedom Forums provide two days of thought-provoking discussion organized around six lectures by three of Hillsdale’s finest professors. Guests will delve deeply into the meaning of freedom from an interdisciplinary perspective by examining the Constitution, the free market theory, and the literature of freedom. Event Details Location: Hilton, Jackson Jackson, Mississippi Tickets Cost: $50* *Fee is waived for Alumni and President’s Club members. Register or Ask Questions Organizer: Peggy Youngs, Director of Lifelong Learning Seminars Phone: (888) 886-1174…
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Freedom and Western Civilization
Hillsdale College Freedom Forums provide two days of thought-provoking discussion organized around six lectures by three of Hillsdale’s finest professors. Guests will delve deeply into the meaning of freedom from an interdisciplinary perspective by examining the Constitution, the free market theory, and the literature of freedom. Event Details Location: Birmingham Marriott Birmingham, Alabama Tickets Cost: $50* *Fee is waived for Alumni and President’s Club members. Register or Ask Questions Organizer: Peggy Youngs, Director of Lifelong Learning Seminars Phone: (888) 886-1174…
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In Love and War: The Land and Literature of England
Rising high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and college freshmen are invited to take up great English authors as they think about human beings confronting extreme experiences in their lives, and to immerse themselves in the historical, geographical, and cultural context of these works by touring England.
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Liberty & Learning Youth Conference
Rising high school sophomores through seniors are invited to study with Hillsdale College faculty this summer while also taking advantage of the College’s John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center. Students with all levels of firearms experience are welcome.
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Winston Churchill and World War II
Rising high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and college freshmen are invited to travel to England and France to study the leadership of Winston Churchill and to learn about the valor of the “citizen soldiers” of the Second World War.
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Couples for Liberty Camp
Contact Gena Grant or Janelle Hiszak-Pickard (517) 607-2563 [email protected] Details and Registration Register Online Download Schedule
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Western Civilization: Visions from Italy
Rising high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and college freshmen are invited to learn about the history, culture, and enduring legacy of Ancient Rome and Renaissance Florence and to experience these two iconic Italian cities first-hand.
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