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Finn Cleary
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.
Read More about Understanding the Trivium and QuadriviumGetting to Know the Language, Culture, and People of Germany
This past summer, I tested my German comprehension on the study-abroad trip to Würzburg in south-central Germany.
Read More about Getting to Know the Language, Culture, and People of GermanyConstitutional History with Dr. Moreno
Dr. Paul Moreno, dean of social sciences and a professor in Hillsdale’s history department, is back from a five-year hiatus in Washington, D.C., where he worked at the College’s Kirby Center and taught, among other classes, Constitutional history.
Read More about Constitutional History with Dr. MorenoDuty, Courage, and the Soul
Sitting in his office, you get an immediate feel for the institution that has most impacted Dr. Peter Jennings’ life: the Marine Corps. An old recruitment poster hangs next to the door, and the screensaver on his desktop rotates between pictures of his family and his time in Iraq and Kuwait.
Read More about Duty, Courage, and the SoulIconoclasm and Tradition
Dr. Hart came to Hillsdale from Philadelphia and admittedly wondered about the small town with “no Macaroni Grill, Starbucks, or Restoration Hardware.” He has since come to appreciate Hillsdale.
Read More about Iconoclasm and TraditionVirtue After Hillsdale
Gregg graduated from Hillsdale in 2015 with a finance degree and almost enough politics credits for a minor. His time at Hillsdale was heavily influenced by the combination of the hard practicality of his finance education and the study of the good, true, and beautiful that the politics department stresses.
Read More about Virtue After HillsdaleStudying the American Mind From Three Different Perspectives
Jordan Reimschisel, ’16, enjoys the unique opportunity to study a single topic, the American mind, from three different perspectives. “How did the politics, the literature, everything interact to form the American mind? That’s what the American studies major is about. It’s writing and reading and, above all, critical thinking that encourages you to explore the relationship between those three fields.”
Read More about Studying the American Mind From Three Different PerspectivesDeutsch Ist Wunderbar: 10 Reasons You Should Study German at Hillsdale College
It’s the language of Schiller and Kant, Merkel and Schwarzenegger. Millions speak it, and millions study it. So if you’re considering studying a foreign language at Hillsdale, you should look at German, and here’s ten reasons why.
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