Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship Archives

Joey Barretta Presents Doctoral Research

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Doctoral student Joey Barretta presented his dissertation research titled “Frederick Douglass on the Necessary Prescriptions of Freedom: Proscriptions for Post-Slavery America” on Nov. 1. Barretta spoke on Douglass’s writings and political philosophy during the post-Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship Celebrates 10th Anniversary

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship hosted its 10th anniversary celebration on March 25. The event featured keynote remarks from the school’s dean and an alumnus, an alumni panel on graduate career prospects, and a faculty panel on today’s politics. Current students, alumni, faculty, and staff attended.

Michael Driscoll Presents Doctoral Research

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College doctoral student Michael Driscoll gave a presentation titled “Could They Be Happier: Law, Morality, and Happiness in the Political Thought of John Locke” on Nov. 10. Driscol gave the presentation after he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation before a panel of Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship faculty members, including his dissertation director, Thomas G. West.