Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship Archives

Hillsdale College Ph.D. Candidate Koty Arnold Presents Doctoral Research

Download Press Release HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College doctoral candidate Gordon Dakota “Koty” Arnold gave a research presentation on his dissertation titled “The Constitutional Nationalism of Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.” […]

Hillsdale College Graduate Student Charles Stalzer Wins Judith Finn Memorial Award

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College announces the newest recipient of the Judith Finn Memorial Award, Charles Stalzer. Stalzer will receive his master’s degree this year in Politics from the College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. His academic interests include 21st-century American Progressivism, Catholic Political Thought, and the U.S. Intelligence Community and National Security State.

Joey Barretta Presents Doctoral Research

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Doctoral student Joey Barretta presented his dissertation research titled “Frederick Douglass on the Necessary Prescriptions of Freedom: Proscriptions for Post-Slavery America” on Nov. 1. Barretta spoke on Douglass’s writings and political philosophy during the post-Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Hillsdale College Graduate Student Joshua Robe Wins Judith Finn Memorial Award

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College announced the newest recipient of the Judith Finn Memorial Award, Joshua Robe.

Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship Celebrates 10th Anniversary

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship hosted its 10th anniversary celebration on March 25. The event featured keynote remarks from the school’s dean and an alumnus, an alumni panel on graduate career prospects, and a faculty panel on today’s politics. Current students, alumni, faculty, and staff attended.

Hillsdale College Ph.D. Candidate Bruno Cortes Presents Doctoral Research

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College doctoral student Bruno Cortes gave a research presentation on his dissertation titled “The Conquest of Space: American Expansion in the Northwest Territory” on Feb. 16. Cortes made this presentation after successfully defending his dissertation before a faculty panel.

Michael Driscoll Presents Doctoral Research

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College doctoral student Michael Driscoll gave a presentation titled “Could They Be Happier: Law, Morality, and Happiness in the Political Thought of John Locke” on Nov. 10. Driscol gave the presentation after he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation before a panel of Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship faculty members, including his dissertation director, Thomas G. West.

Hillsdale College and Its Growing History of Civic Education

HILLSDALE, Mich. — This Independence Day, Hillsdale College is highlighting its many contributions to the study of civics around the country and among people of all ages.

Hillsdale College Honors Master’s Graduate Nathan Neveau with Judith Finn Memorial Award

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College announces its newest Judith Finn Memorial Award winner, Nathan Neveau. Neveau will receive his master’s degree this year in politics from the College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. Neveau’s academic interests include the relationship between Christianity, politics, and education.

Hillsdale College Hosts Hometown Lecture Series in Mobile, Alabama

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College hosted a Hometown Lecture Series luncheon and speech in Mobile, Alabama, on March 29. Ronald J. Pestritto, dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College, addressed guests on “The Pandemic, the Bureaucracy, and the Future of American Politics.”

Ph.D. Candidates Deliver Dissertations

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Two doctoral students from The Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College presented their dissertation research in public presentations this month. Sarah Akey and Casey Wheatland had successfully defended their dissertations in front of faculty panels, and both were awarded dissertation honors.

Hillsdale College Honors Master’s Graduate Jeannette Richard with Judith Finn Memorial Award

Graduate student receives annual academic honor Download Press Release Hillsdale College announces its newest Judith Finn Memorial Award winner, Jeannette Richard. Richard received her master’s degree this year and remains […]