Academics Archives

What I’ve Learned In Freshman Year Is …

Before arriving on campus for move-in day, I didn’t know much about Hillsdale daily life. I had no older siblings, friends, or cousins who’d gone before me. I was basically going in blind, hoping my Pinterest college board had prepared me sufficiently.

Bringing a Culture to Life through Literature

Even after growing up in a Spanish-speaking household, junior Christina Dressel continues to delve deeper into learning the language through literature.

An Unexpected Love

Before I decided to attend Hillsdale, I was dead set on double majoring in English and Chinese somewhere. I took Mandarin throughout high school, studied abroad in China, and worked at a Taiwanese bubble tea shop frequented by Asian customers. Halfway fluent in Chinese, I wanted to finish what I’d started.

How Science 101 Sparked Sheldon Saccoman’s Interest in Biology and Chemistry

When Sheldon Saccoman came to Hillsdale, he had no idea that exploring the core curriculum, rich with history and English classes, would ultimately lead him to a biology and chemistry double major.

How To Pick A Major

A lot of folks come to Hillsdale with a plan, and that’s fantastic. But let’s face it—sometimes plans change. Nathanael Meadowcroft was planning to be a physics major and music minor. Now he’s majoring in math and minoring in journalism.

History Is Always Relevant

When Joshua came to Hillsdale, he knew he wanted to be a Latin major. The history major came later when professors in the history department, especially Dr. Matthew Gaetano, encouraged him to continue to take history classes.

Made Ready to Rise to the Stars

I am nothing more than an amateur astronomy enthusiast. I have never studied physics, aside from Science 101, and I could not explain the mechanics behind most of the things in the sky that I find so breathtaking. My eleventh-hour entry into the world of science, however, has made me realize that it was a long process that got me to this place.

Why I Chose Hillsdale: Anne Hotz, ’18

For a long time, I thought my Hillsdale story wasn’t much of a story at all. Since middle school I had been familiar with the College and its mission due to a number of family friends who had attended. The more closely I looked into Hillsdale, the more I was intrigued.

Pursuing Truth and Defending Liberty

Taimur Khan is a Marine Corps veteran and current student at Hillsdale College. He served two tours of duty as an air support operator, first in the Pacific, and then in Afghanistan.

Continuing to Defend and Support the Constitution

After retiring from the air force as a major, Mr. Wykes joined the inaugural class at the Van Andel School of Statesmanship, moving to Hillsdale with his wife and family. His graduate coursework at Hillsdale, and now his job as the director of operations for the graduate school, are a continuation of the oath of service he took as a member of the air force to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

From the South Pacific to Southern Michigan

Hillsdale freshman Greg Woodard, a twenty-five-year-old veteran of the US Marines, did not take the conventional path to the military. The son of an American father with dual citizenship, he grew up in Canada and attended a Catholic minor seminary in high school with plans to become a priest. However, after one year of attending college, he discerned that he wasn’t being called to the priesthood and decided to serve in Afghanistan like his older brother.

Duty, Courage, and the Soul

Sitting in his office, you get an immediate feel for the institution that has most impacted Dr. Peter Jennings’ life: the Marine Corps. An old recruitment poster hangs next to the door, and the screensaver on his desktop rotates between pictures of his family and his time in Iraq and Kuwait.