Academics Archives

A Moment Years in the Making

On March 20, 2022, Hillsdale’s Mock Trial team made program history by securing a spot at the National Championship Tournament. After months and years of hard work, we finally earned our moment of glory.

The Inklings at Hillsdale

The Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar on the Inklings drew hundreds of students, donors, and friends of Hillsdale to study the works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. However, Lewis and Tolkien have already held a special place in the hearts of Hillsdale students and have shaped campus culture for years.

The Computer as a Canvas: Dr. John Seiffertt Revives Computer Science Program

Joining Hillsdale’s faculty in fall 2021 as an associate professor in computer science, Dr. John Seiffertt says students are hungry for computer science because programing can help in any field of study.

There and Back Again: Former Hillsdale Student Returns as Professor

When Patrick Timmis arrived at Hillsdale College in 2009, he knew he wanted to study English. But what he didn’t know was that he would be returning to Hillsdale in 2021 to teach English. Dr. Timmis’s journey from student to teacher opens a window into the academic life of Hillsdale.

Multiplying Wonder: The Unexpected Beauty of Math

I never expected to enjoy studying math in college, but I am grateful to Hillsdale’s Mathematics Department for teaching me to appreciate the wonder and beauty in numbers while becoming a systematic thinker.

From the USSR to Paris to Hillsdale with Dr. Anna Navrotskaya

Professor Navrotskaya entered the U.S. as a refugee who didn’t speak a word of English. Her studies carried her from Cambridge to Paris to Penn State and, finally, to Hillsdale College, where she’s now a beloved professor in the French Department.

Hillsdale Welcomes Professor Brian Shaw to the Art Department

The Hillsdale College Art Department welcomes Brian Shaw as the new professor of art and design who says, “The Hillsdale Art Department is so strong because it pursues a traditional arts curriculum, which is fueled by our robust core curriculum.”

A Summer with American History

Phoebe VanHeyningen traveled to Washington, D.C. with Hillsdale College the summer before her junior year of high school in Hillsdale’s Roots and History of American Liberty high school summer travel course. She looks back on the experience as one that helped prepare her to become a Hillsdale undergraduate student.

Hillsdale Professors in Their Native Element

Notebooks aren’t just for scribbling facts down to get that glimmering A on the next exam. At Hillsdale, there is a sacred space in notebooks that are reserved for the humorous, touching, or the profound things that our professors say. Here are some of Hillsdale students’ favorite professor quotes.

To Travel, To Learn

Meg Scheske grew up loving travel, and domestic experiences with family left her ambitious to experience more of the world. Hillsdale’s high school summer travel course to Italy not only heightened that ambition, but also helped her find new ways to experience the world as a way of learning.

Teaching America’s Great Stories: History Professor Wilfred McClay

For most Hillsdale students, the name of the newest history faculty member is already a familiar one. For Dr. Wilfred McClay, author of Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story, good storytelling is an integral part of telling the American historical story.

Literature, Travel, and the Magical Orange

Alexandra Hall didn’t necessarily believe in the old cliché about travel abroad experiences changing people—that is, until her high school summer travel experience on Hillsdale’s Land and Literature of England high school summer travel course.