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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 t...

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.The post Hillsdale College Graduate Student Joshua Robe Wins Judith Finn Memorial Award appeared first on Hillsdale College.

Hillsdale College Presents 2025 Judith Finn Memorial Award to Graduate Student Madelaine Christensen

Hillsdale presents the award each year to an outstanding master’s graduate.Download Press ReleaseHILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College presented the 2025 Judith Finn Memorial Award to Madelaine Christensen of Vicksburg, Michigan, on May 5, 2025. The award is presented each year to a graduating master’s student. Christensen received her master’s d...

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Religious Liberty and Rousseau’s Ideal Commonwealth

Written by Jonathan AshbachOn February 14, Alyssa Cortes gave Hillsdale’s first doctoral research presentation of the 2018-2019 school year. Hillsdale produced its first two earned Ph.D.s last year, and Cortes is the first of four students expected to complete the degree requirements in the program’s second wave of doctoral graduates. She took t...

Shaping the Soul of a Child: Hillsdale Graduate School Alumni in Classical Schools

It’s impossible to be uninspired after talking with alumni of Hillsdale’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship who work in classical schools. Their voices are animated as they articulate the critical role of education in a free republic. When they talk about the students, there’s an unmistakable light in their eyes.This excitement is palp...

Ten Years of Excellence: Hillsdale Alumni Reflect on the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship

They come from five foreign countries and more than 30 U.S. states. Some come from tiny elite colleges, while others hail from sprawling public universities. In small towns and large cities, they plan flights, pack books, and say prayers. Some of them are fledgling college graduates, while others have seasoned careers in the military, academia,...