Hillsdale College, Author at Hillsdale College

Continuing the Legacy of Hillsdale Mentors

I was in eighth grade the first time I heard about Hillsdale College. My band teacher and middle school track coach graduated from here. Back then, I played the clarinet and ran the 800. I attended The Classical Academy—a K-12 charter school founded by parents in my home-town of Colorado Springs. My teachers all believed in classical liberal arts educational values, and I grew to believe in them as well.

Dr. Yaniga: A Passion for German

As anyone who has chatted with Dr. Fred Yaniga knows, he is passionate about everything German—the language, the culture, and the country itself. Walking down the hallway or in the cafeteria, Dr. Yaniga converses with students and professors in German as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and for him, it is just that.

Dressing for Success: What to Wear for a Job Interview for Men

We’re all familiar with the expression, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” This becomes a little more literal when interviewing for a new position. Of […]

Spotlight on Dr. Somerville: A South Korean Childhood

As many students already know, Dr. Somerville loves storytelling. Yes, as an English professor, he has a vested interest in telling stories—fictional or not—but in almost every class, he seems to sneak in just one more anecdote about his past. He certainly has had an interesting life.

Hillsdale History: Ransom Dunn, The Grand Old Man of Hillsdale

Ransom Dunn, a professor and preacher, shaped the early history of the college over the course of a half-century. He helped the young, fledgling institution grow into a prominent academic establishment.

Taking Initiative

As Student Programs Coordinator at Hillsdale’s Kirby Center in Washington, D.C., I am a student’s best resource for information on interning in D.C. through the Washington-Hillsdale Internship and Summer in […]

Freshmen, Don’t Make the Same Mistakes That We Made

I asked students to reflect on what they did well—or what they would have done differently—during their freshman year.

Classical School Job Fair 2015: Get Ready.

The Classical School Job Fair is coming up. And it’s sooner than you think. How are you preparing? Have you carefully crafted 46 different resumes like Paris Geller in Gilmore […]

Jill Frasier Photography: Adventures in Entrepreneurship

Jill Frasier, a 2013 graduate from Hillsdale with degrees in English and Art, moved back to her hometown in Maine after graduation. Since then, she’s started her own business, Jill […]

Infographic: 2014 Social Media Survey Results

We asked and you answered: how do Hillsdale College students use social media, and what do they think of Hillsdale’s social media?

Five Ways to Nail an Internship

If you don’t have any plans for next summer but want to do something productive and perhaps earn some extra cash, consider an internship. An internship is a temporary job […]

Top Seven Tips to Surviving a Michigan Winter

Predictions are that this year’s winter will include colder temperatures and more snowfall than average. Hillsdale Security is already on top of the game, preparing students for the cold weather, by sending out email reminders every so often.