Cool Class: History of the Book

What goes into making a book? How have books evolved from Gutenberg’s day to the present? Is a bookless future a real possibility? Hillsdale bibliophiles examine these questions—as well as items from the College’s rare book collections—in “History of the Book,” a class taught by Assistant to the Provost and Lecturer in English Mark Maier.

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Community Among the Stacks: Mossey Library Outreach Programs

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden says, “There is a hunger in this digital age to hear authors together, to participate in programs, to just be in a place, a community space.” Hillsdale’s Mossey Library is such a place—giving students, faculty, and staff opportunities to explore new interests and engage with great literature through a variety of outreach programs.

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Traditions That Work: Valentine’s Day in Benzing Residence

Most Benzing events follow a simple structure: home-cooked food and low-pressure ways to build or strengthen friendships.

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From Injury to Victory

In the midst of a promising freshman year volleyball season, Paige VanderWall, ’19, tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee during a victory over Ashland University. The injury was caused by a simple jump and landing, something she had done thousands of times in her career. But this particular time, the landing wasn’t quite right, and VanderWall’s volleyball path for the next eight months was suddenly placed on hold. “Honestly, that night I was mostly in shock,” VanderWall recalls.

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Why I Chose Hillsdale: A Graduate Profile by Christopher O’Keefe

I used to think that I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon. I started college at Salve Regina University as a pre-med major, taking classes in biology and chemistry. Although I worked hard, I never felt passionate about what I was learning; I was just going through the motions. I became apathetic to my discipline and started to look at other disciplines to find what I was really passionate about. That’s how I found political philosophy.

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