Academics Archives

Multiplying Wonder: The Unexpected Beauty of Math

I never expected to enjoy studying math in college, but I am grateful to Hillsdale’s Mathematics Department for teaching me to appreciate the wonder and beauty in numbers while becoming a systematic thinker.

From the USSR to Paris to Hillsdale with Dr. Anna Navrotskaya

Professor Navrotskaya entered the U.S. as a refugee who didn’t speak a word of English. Her studies carried her from Cambridge to Paris to Penn State and, finally, to Hillsdale College, where she’s now a beloved professor in the French Department.

Hillsdale Welcomes Professor Brian Shaw to the Art Department

The Hillsdale College Art Department welcomes Brian Shaw as the new professor of art and design who says, “The Hillsdale Art Department is so strong because it pursues a traditional arts curriculum, which is fueled by our robust core curriculum.”

A Summer with American History

Phoebe VanHeyningen traveled to Washington, D.C. with Hillsdale College the summer before her junior year of high school in Hillsdale’s Roots and History of American Liberty high school summer travel course. She looks back on the experience as one that helped prepare her to become a Hillsdale undergraduate student.

Hillsdale Professors in Their Native Element

Notebooks aren’t just for scribbling facts down to get that glimmering A on the next exam. At Hillsdale, there is a sacred space in notebooks that are reserved for the humorous, touching, or the profound things that our professors say. Here are some of Hillsdale students’ favorite professor quotes.

To Travel, To Learn

Meg Scheske grew up loving travel, and domestic experiences with family left her ambitious to experience more of the world. Hillsdale’s high school summer travel course to Italy not only heightened that ambition, but also helped her find new ways to experience the world as a way of learning.

Teaching America’s Great Stories: History Professor Wilfred McClay

For most Hillsdale students, the name of the newest history faculty member is already a familiar one. For Dr. Wilfred McClay, author of Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story, good storytelling is an integral part of telling the American historical story.

Literature, Travel, and the Magical Orange

Alexandra Hall didn’t necessarily believe in the old cliché about travel abroad experiences changing people—that is, until her high school summer travel experience on Hillsdale’s Land and Literature of England high school summer travel course.

From Pre-Med to Philosophy with Dr. Paul Rezkalla

Dr. Rezkalla entered college as a pre-med student and left with a degree in philosophy. What changed his mind, and how has philosophy shaped his academic career?

A Walk with History

Liam Regan had a love for history since his youth. Hillsdale’s Winston Churchill and World War II high school summer travel course gave him the opportunity to experience some of the history he’d read about for himself.

A Passion for Puppetry

Dr. Jared White, new assistant professor of Spanish, brings shadow puppetry, a seemingly rare form of art in today’s world, to youth across America and the Hillsdale community.

Travel with New Friends, American History, and Giving Hillsdale a Chance

Robert McClelland wasn’t particularly excited about any colleges as a prospective student, but his parents knew of his interest in history and asked him to give Hillsdale a chance as a student in the College’s Roots and History of American Liberty High School Summer Travel Course. The experience convinced him Hillsdale was where he wanted to end up.