Ten Years of Excellence: Hillsdale Alumni Reflect on the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship

Earlier this year, the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship celebrated its tenth anniversary of preparing thoughtful men and women to defend liberty in positions of influence across the nation. Alumni of the graduate school reflect on the growth of the graduate program and its influence on their lives. 

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Shaping the Soul of a Child: Hillsdale Graduate School Alumni in Classical Schools

An educated citizenry is essential for a free republic, and alumni of Hillsdale’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship are at work inspiring the next generation—as founders, headmasters, and teachers at classical schools across America. 

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Religious Liberty and Rousseau’s Ideal Commonwealth

Alyssa Cortes, the first of four Ph.D. candidates expected to complete their degree requirements for the graduate school this year, presented her doctoral research on a chapter of Rousseau’s Social Contract this Valentine’s Day.

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Sarah Onken Earns The Judith Finn Exemplary Master’s Graduate Award

At the Hillsdale College Spring Academic Convocation on April 5, Sarah Onken was honored as the 2018 recipient of the Judith Finn Exemplary Master’s Graduate Award.

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Doctoral Public Presentation: The Founding of the Home Economics Movement and Its Roots in Progressive Political Theory

Ph.D. candidate Kathleen Thompson delivered a public presentation of her doctoral research on March 26, 2018 at Hillsdale College.

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First Public Doctoral Presentation by a Hillsdale College Ph.D. Candidate

On March 14, 2018, Ph.D. candidate Nathan Gill delivered a public presentation of his doctoral research after completing his dissertation defense earlier in the week.

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Presidents’ Day Dinner

On Saturday February 17th, the Van Andel School of Statesmanship’s Graduate School Society (GSS) hosted their second annual Presidents’ Day Dinner.

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