Michael Driscoll

What drew me to Hillsdale's graduate program was the approach to Politics. We are trained both in the study of political philosophy and of American Politics. From the former, we come to understand the nature of politics, as well as its ultimate goal: the promotion of human happiness. From the second, we become familiar with the founding fathers’ vision for a nation that could ‘secure the Blessings of Liberty’ for their children and ours. We do this through a careful study of the principles and institutions of the American Founding and the ways they have been altered. My colleagues and I are preparing to be effective teachers and professionals who can aid in the recovery of the first principles of just government.

After graduation, I hope to teach either at the university level or at a K-12 classical school. God willing, I will be able to pass on what I have learned and encourage my students to love knowledge and virtue in spite of a culture that extols ignorance and vice.