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Reflections on the Passages Israel Trip
Five students offer their thoughts and opinions on the Passages Israel trip, unanimously agreeing they would love to return.
Read More about Reflections on the Passages Israel TripFrom Butterfly House to Biology Lab
“I owe my career to my mother. When I was in high school, she encouraged me to get a job at a butterfly house,” says Ben Proshek, ’07.
Read More about From Butterfly House to Biology LabCounting Sheep (and Caribou) in Alaska
Apart from the cold and snow, it would seem Hillsdale and an Alaska survival show have little in common. But Hillsdale alumna Erin Julianus, ’08, has a connection to both.
Read More about Counting Sheep (and Caribou) in AlaskaFrom Fashion to Automotive
Alumna Rachel Fernelius, ’15, has taken on work in both the fashion and car industries, and to her surprise, she prefers the latter.
Read More about From Fashion to AutomotiveScience and Friendship at Hillsdale College
A Spotlight on Matt Katz, ’17. The president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and a frequent volunteer in the Hillsdale Hospital emergency room, Matt plans to attend medical school, inspired partly by his work at the hospital.
Read More about Science and Friendship at Hillsdale CollegeFor the Aspiring Lawyer
Hillsdale Alumnus Paul Ray clerked for Justice Alito in the Supreme Court for a year. He provides three pieces of advice to students interested in a law career.
Read More about For the Aspiring LawyerA Law Student’s Dream
For a lawyer-to-be, clerking in the office of a Supreme Court Justice is an incredible honor. Hillsdale alumnus Paul Ray, ’08, was privileged enough to spend a year clerking with Justice Alito.
Read More about A Law Student’s DreamA Liberal Arts Education for Missionaries
Why bother spending four years in a classroom studying Greek philosophers and ancient history when you could be spending your time helping others as a missionary or in an orphanage? That’s what Kathryn Lewis, ’17, wanted to know when she began studying great books at Hillsdale.
Read More about A Liberal Arts Education for MissionariesLearning to Ask Questions
Though junior Jared Eckert spent many years growing up in Hillsdale, he wasn’t drawn to the college until a “shameless” Google search for top politics schools led him to Hillsdale College. He then began to seriously consider staying in his hometown for undergraduate studies.
Read More about Learning to Ask QuestionsPsychology and the Liberal Arts
Dr. Collin Barnes’s interview at Hillsdale was by far his most difficult for an academic position, though he’d completed a few. The questions were unusually stimulating, not simply testing his knowledge of psychology but his ability to place his knowledge into a much larger context. Four years later, Dr. Barnes is not only better equipped to answer those questions but has become fascinated by the pursuit of understanding them.
Read More about Psychology and the Liberal ArtsPursuing Artistry In Literature And Dance
At first glance, dancing and book editing have very little in common, but sophomore Rachel Watson has found a connection. Rachel has been dancing since she was five and is pursuing Hillsdale’s dance minor, but she is also studying English and minoring in Greek, as she aspires to be an editor for young-adult books.
Read More about Pursuing Artistry In Literature And DanceA Hillsdalian in Virginia
Rather than attending a cheery parade complete with firetrucks, mini American flags, and lollipops, junior history major Hailey Morgan spent her Memorial Day last summer working at a luminary event for a national cemetery.
Read More about A Hillsdalian in Virginia