Academics Archives

Heading East

We love our Western tradition here at Hillsdale, and for good reason. But to head East means discovering stories we’ve never heard, or discovering the roots of ones we think we know.

Psychology Research is Real Research

Even if psychology can’t pursue all the issues that the other sciences can, our goal isn’t to be a hard science. It’s to learn more about the human experience, and sometimes science needs to take a humanistic approach, not a Bunsen-burner-and-beakers approach.

Theatre Needs to Make Us Uncomfortable

At Hillsdale, “edgy” is a word rarely used to describe day-to-day campus life. In Markel Auditorium, however, edgy is a refreshing change of pace from the norm.

A Professor’s Love for Hillsdale and Its People

I wanted to write something that would capture the growth that has taken a hold of me since being at Hillsdale College. I could think of no one better to talk to than Chemistry Professor Lee Ann Baron, a woman who has cultivated a lifetime of passion for herself in her career.

A Walk Down the Chemistry Hall

Science majors at Hillsdale conquer the curriculum together, getting by all of the 8 a.m. lectures and labs with just a little help from professors’ candy stashes and an unbeatable culture of support.

German Department Expands on Sisters’ International Literacy: Rachel and Rebekah Molloy

Twin sisters Rachel and Rebekah Molloy had to travel across the globe from their home in Okinawa, Japan, to visit Hillsdale College as prospective students. Much more foreign to them than the idea of enrolling at the College was the prospect of becoming German majors once they got here.

Why I Chose Hillsdale: Lydia Hall

Although the cold winds and rolling hills did not appeal to me as the mountains and forests of my home, after I sat in on my first English class, I knew I had to attend Hillsdale College.

Student reading a book on a bench on campus.

Summer Session: A Mini Retreat

One class, five days a week, hundreds of pages to read: the perfect way to start the summer. People talk about learning languages through full immersion, so why not Hemingway and Fitzgerald?

Harmony and History: Musicologist Derek Stauff Blends Music and Research

When you walk into Assistant Professor of Music Derek Stauff’s office, you will notice shelf after shelf of books, each meticulously coordinated by color. How fitting, then, that such a harmonious arrangement belongs to Stauff, an organist and a musicologist who teaches music history, harmonizing this universal discipline within the context of the liberal arts.

What is LAUREATES and How Do I Apply?

If you’re a junior science major looking for a research opportunity, look no further than home-sweet-Hillsdale for a paid summer internship.

Heidegger, Pathways, and Phenomenology

The study of calculus, poetry, economics, sociology, music, theater, and biology certainly have the good of mastering the subject in itself, but each subject is just another pathway to understanding and articulating human experience.

Dinosaur Unveiling

On January 18th, 2018, the newest addition to the collection of the Fisk Museum of Natural History was unveiled.