Classical Liberal Arts Archives

Why I Chose Hillsdale: Noah Weinrich

Hillsdale opened my eyes to what education could be. Not just a step to better my career, but a step toward knowledge for its own sake. And my time at Hillsdale has proved that I made the right choice. I have found a community that values me, not just for my grades, scores, or for being Very Smart, but as an individual.

How the Liberal Arts Relate to Us

When my little brother, a senior in high school, asked what he ought to expect from his first week on a college campus, I told him to get ready to answer the same questions over and over again: “What’s your name?” “Where are you from?” “How did you end up here?”

Philosophers in Athens painting by Raphael

Intellectual Humility and the Liberal Arts

Philosophy encourages intellectual humility, and intellectual humility is centrally important to a viable liberal arts education.

Motherhood: A Great Work

Elizabeth Schlueter, wife of Dr. Nathan Schlueter and mother to eight children, is a vibrant woman with a keen vision of motherhood. The following are Elizabeth’s thoughts on the goodness and importance of homemaking and mothering.

A Math Class Like No Other

As a likely English major, I have never particularly loved mathematics, but my perspective changed after taking “Mathematics and Deductive Reasoning”.

Hillsdale is About Growing As A Person

I love Hillsdale College. I really do. When I first visited, it felt like home, and I was almost ready to drop everything to come here. There was one thing I wasn’t very sure of, though, and that was the political aspect of the College.

Students studying and conversing around a table.

A Letter to Prospective Students

The core will teach you something new—even if you have to study something you think you hate. The classes might change your perceptions. I know they’ve changed mine.

Seek Ye First the Liberal Arts

When Professor of Philosophy and Religion Nathan Schlueter gives advice to pre-law students, he often finds himself repeating the following advice: “Seek ye first a great liberal arts education, and success in law school will be given unto you.”

Jonathan Ashbach, Josh Brown, Hannah Andrews, and Marie Landskroener.

Hillsdale’s Unlikely Friendships

With its diverse range of extra-curricular activities, religious groups, and required core classes, it’s no surprise that Hillsdale College brings folks together who might not otherwise be best friends.

Beyond the Great Books

In either of these cases, the work can spark a question in the reader’s mind that scholarship can help answer.

To Live Life, Not a Career

“In the end, I think that we all want to know that our lives will not be defined by the career we have but by the strength of our character,” says Priscilla Larson.

Understanding the Trivium and Quadrivium

Many academics disagree about the importance and place of both the trivium and quadrivium. Dr. Jeffrey Lehman, a professor in Hillsdale’s education department, sees a deep connection between the two and is teaching classes on both this semester.