BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Hillsdale College - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Hillsdale College REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250911 DTSTAMP:20250811T181816Z CREATED:20250602T192452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T181816Z UID:10000068-1757203200-1757548799@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA I: Issues in International Relations DESCRIPTION:There has forever been a tension between realism and idealism in U.S. foreign policy. Should it be restricted to ensuring national security or should it seek to promote American ideals? This first CCA seminar of the 2025-2026 academic year will consider the purpose of U.S. foreign policy in the context of the Constitution and of current pressing issues in international relations. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-1-issues-in-international-relations/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/16x9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240303T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240307T170000 DTSTAMP:20240227T195751Z CREATED:20240104T204636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T195751Z UID:10000063-1709452800-1709830800@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA IV: The American Musical DESCRIPTION:The heyday of the American musical began in the late 1920s and lasted into the 1960s. The music that came out of Broadway and Hollywood during that period represents one of the pinnacles of American popular culture. This fourth and final CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history and character of the American musical. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iv-the-american-musical/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/American-Musicals-DriveInSquare.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240204T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240207T170000 DTSTAMP:20240227T195833Z CREATED:20231120T215147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T195833Z UID:10000062-1707033600-1707325200@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA III: Art of Biography DESCRIPTION:Lytton Strachey referred to the art of biography as “the most delicate and humane of all the branches of the art of writing\,” adding that “it is perhaps as difficult to write a good life as to live one.” This third CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider biography in general and specific recent biographies through the eyes of their authors. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iii-art-of-biography/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AOB_square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231109 DTSTAMP:20231003T200923Z CREATED:20230829T151743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T200923Z UID:10000061-1699142400-1699487999@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA II: Great Economists DESCRIPTION:Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations\, published in 1776\, established the modern notion of free market economics. Since that time\, there has been an ongoing debate over the relative morality and effectiveness of market-based and other types of economies. This second CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year\, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series\, will examine this debate by exploring the lives and ideas of some of history’s most influential economists. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-ii-great-economists/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GR_square-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231005 DTSTAMP:20230928T131517Z CREATED:20230714T152010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T131517Z UID:10000071-1696118400-1696463999@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA I: U.S. Intelligence: History and Controversies DESCRIPTION:Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign policy since the American Revolution. There has always been a tension between the secrecy involved in intelligence gathering and the openness required for the people to remain sovereign as our Constitution requires. This tension intensified during the Cold War and has reached new highs since the expansion and increased power of the intelligence state following 9/11. This first CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history\, importance\, use\, and misuse of U.S. intelligence. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-i-u-s-intelligence-history-and-controversies/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CCA1square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230309 DTSTAMP:20230112T160621Z CREATED:20230109T214929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T160621Z UID:10000081-1677974400-1678319999@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA IV: Big Pharma DESCRIPTION:The modern pharmaceutical industry has in many ways proved itself a great benefit to mankind\, making health- and life-saving drugs and vaccines widely available. But its reputation has come under attack in the wake of America’s opioid epidemic and the COVID pandemic. This fourth and final CCA of the 2022-23 academic year will consider the rise of Big Pharma\, its role in the declining state of American health\, and ideas for reform. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iv-big-pharma/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WebSquareCCA4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230209 DTSTAMP:20230203T214713Z CREATED:20221201T211701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230203T214713Z UID:10000091-1675555200-1675900799@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA III: Classical Greece and Rome DESCRIPTION:Since the founding of the first universities in the West in the eleventh century\, the study of ancient Greece and Rome has been a central element of a liberal arts education. Beginning in the late nineteenth century\, spurred largely by the influence of historicism\, the serious study of the classics began to decline. Today it has all but disappeared from college and university curricula. This third CCA of the 2022-2023 academic year will explore the history\, philosophy\, and literature of classical Greece and Rome. \nWatch the Livestream URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iii-classical-greece-and-rome/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GreeceItalySquare2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220311 DTSTAMP:20220303T195052Z CREATED:20220106T175427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T195052Z UID:10000113-1646524800-1646956799@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA IV: Film Noir DESCRIPTION:Film noir (“dark cinema”) is defined by a distinctive visual style\, edgy themes\, violent plots\, and bleak urban settings. The classical period of film noir spanned the 1940s and ’50s\, although its influence remains strong even today. This fourth and final CCA of the 2021-2022 academic year will consider the history and elements of film noir\, the political and social implications of its themes\, and its continuing influence on American cinema. \n  \nWatch the Livestream URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iv-film-noir/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cca4_websquares.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220203 DTSTAMP:20220214T163603Z CREATED:20211202T180625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T163603Z UID:10000114-1643500800-1643846399@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA III: The Inklings DESCRIPTION:C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien wrote some of the twentieth century’s most beloved works of literature\, including robust defenses of the Christian faith. Together with Charles Williams\, Owen Barfield\, and others\, Lewis and Tolkien were members of an informal professor-student literary group at Oxford in the 1930s and 40s known as the Inklings. This third CCA of the 2021-22 academic year will examine the philosophical\, theological\, and literary ideas that bound the Inklings\, their understanding of the relationship of myth and reality\, and the continuing importance of their thought and writings today. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iii-the-inklings/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cca_websquares3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211111 DTSTAMP:20220214T163747Z CREATED:20210820T194033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T163747Z UID:10000115-1636243200-1636588799@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA II: The Great Reset? DESCRIPTION:In 2020\, members of the world’s elite met at the World Economic Forum and launched the Great Reset initiative to transform the world economy. Klaus Schwab\, the founder and executive director of the Forum\, wrote\, “Every country\, from the United States to China\, must participate\, and every industry\, from oil and gas to tech\, must be transformed. In short\, we need a ‘Great Reset’ of capitalism.” This second CCA of the 2021-2022 academic year will consider the idea of the Great Reset\, its ramifications for America\, and pro-freedom alternatives. URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-ii-great-reset/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cca_websquares2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200301T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20200305T170000 DTSTAMP:20200302T004055Z CREATED:20190528T181651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T004055Z UID:10000099-1583049600-1583427600@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA IV: The Westerns of John Ford DESCRIPTION:Asked who were the greatest American film directors\, Orson Welles answered: “John Ford\, John Ford\, and John Ford.” The recipient of a record four Academy Awards for Best Director\, Ford’s career extended from the earliest days of Hollywood through the 1960s. This fourth CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year will focus on Ford’s westerns\, and consider what they reveal about our country and ourselves. \nWatch Livestream URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iv-the-westerns-of-john-ford/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cca4_2020.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20200129T200000 DTSTAMP:20200130T155035Z CREATED:20190528T152852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T155035Z UID:10000100-1580054400-1580328000@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA III: American Generals: Military Command and Character DESCRIPTION:Xenophon wrote that a successful general “must be resourceful\, active\, careful\, hardy\, and quick-witted; he must be both gentle and brutal\, at once straightforward and designing\, capable of both caution and surprise\, lavish and rapacious\, generous and mean\, skillful in defense and attack.” This third CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year will consider the lives and characters of some of America’s greatest generals. \nWatch Archived Videos URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iii-military-command-and-character/ LOCATION:Searle Center\, 33 East College Street\, Hillsdale\, MI\, 49242\, United States CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cca3_2020.jpg GEO:41.9328649;-84.6328045 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Searle Center 33 East College Street Hillsdale MI 49242 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=33 East College Street:geo:-84.6328045,41.9328649 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20191103T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20191106T160000 DTSTAMP:20191118T160434Z CREATED:20190528T145426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T160434Z UID:10000082-1572796800-1573056000@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA II: Socialism DESCRIPTION:The idea of socialism is ancient. Organized socialist movements took form in Europe in the nineteenth century\, and socialism emerged as a dominant political ideology in many places around the world by the twentieth century. This second CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year\, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series\, will consider socialism\, its practice over time\, and its resurgence today. \nWatch the Videos URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-ii-socialism/ LOCATION:Searle Center\, 33 East College Street\, Hillsdale\, MI\, 49242\, United States CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cca2_2019.jpg GEO:41.9328649;-84.6328045 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Searle Center 33 East College Street Hillsdale MI 49242 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=33 East College Street:geo:-84.6328045,41.9328649 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190912 DTSTAMP:20191016T215848Z CREATED:20190528T143110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T215848Z UID:10000083-1567900800-1568246399@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA I: Understanding China DESCRIPTION:Since the Communist Revolution of 1949\, China has emerged as a world power that poses a threat to the West. This first CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year will consider the history\, culture\, and challenge of China. \nWatch All Recorded Videos URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-i-understanding-china/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cca1_2019.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190329 DTSTAMP:20190528T143520Z CREATED:20180504T202140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T143520Z UID:10000087-1553385600-1553817599@www.hillsdalecollege.net SUMMARY:CCA IV: Churchill and the Movies DESCRIPTION:In 1927\, Winston Churchill wrote to his wife Clementine\, “I am becoming a film fan.” He had projection equipment installed at Chequers\, the country home of British prime ministers\, in 1943\, and at his family home Chartwell in 1946. This fourth and final CCA of the 2018-19 academic year will explore two films widely regarded as Churchill’s favorites and two Churchill biopics in their historical context. \nWatch Livestream URL:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/event/cca-iv-churchill-movies/ CATEGORIES:Center for Constructive Alternatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hillsdalecollege.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sir_Winston_S_Churchill.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR