Coming to Hillsdale from her home in Minnesota, Alexandra Strauss is a junior majoring in American Studies and minoring in Classical Education. Ali is a delightful friend and a wonderful pianist and composer, and I was honored to perform one of her solo piano compositions in a recital at the end of the fall semester […]
Two weeks ago I mentioned in my Hello, {February} 2016 post that I’d just auditioned in Hillsdale College’s annual concerto competition. I discovered the next day that I’d been chosen as one of the four winners. You can easily imagine that I was thrilled, stunned, very bouncy, and maybe a little scared. More importantly though, […]
Junior Hannah Fleming is an English major at Hillsdale College, with minors in Classical Education and Latin. She is a lovely human being with a continuous smile, and I so enjoy working with her on the Tower Light board (and reading her beautiful poetry!). Why I came to Hillsdale: My older sister went to Hillsdale […]
I’m delighted to introduce to you my dear friend, Eva Tang. From Shanghai, China, Eva is a junior at Hillsdale College and spends the summers in Iowa with her sweet mother. Eva majors in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics, and at the same time she’s also a lovely musician and aspiring lawyer. As you […]
A lot has happened since January 1st. I attended the Society for Classical Studies conference in San Fransisco, finished editing Narrow Escape and had the scripts printed and packaged, designed business brochures, moved back to Hillsdale and reunited with college friends and professors, bought a new violin, started classes, began teaching violin and Latin and […]
Meet my marvelous friend Heather Woodhouse. Majoring in both English and Music, Heather is a sophomore at Hillsdale College. She is a wonderful writer and flute player, and I love hanging out with her and working together with her in orchestra, in the Hillsdale Camerata, and on the Tower Light editorial board. Why I came […]
Hailing from Colorado, Taylor Flowers is a senior at Hillsdale College, majoring in Music and minoring in Marketing. He’s a fantastic pianist, violinist, and tenor, and I’ve been privileged to perform with him in the college’s symphony orchestra and in various chamber ensembles. Why I came to Hillsdale: I first visited Hillsdale because of my […]
A double major in Politics and Mathematics, Sarah Onken is a senior at Hillsdale College. I was truly blessed to have her as a Student Mentor my freshman year; she was so encouraging and helpful, often sending me emails or leaving notes in my mailbox that always brightened my day. Now Sarah is one of […]
Canadian Joshua Benjamins is a Hillsdale College alumnus now studying at the University of Notre Dame. A fellow classicist, Josh is presenting a paper this week at the annual convention of the Society for Classical Studies. He and I are presenting on the same panel, along with three other students. Degree from Hillsdale: I earned […]
A few weeks ago, award-winning author Mark Richard visited Hillsdale as part of the English department’s Visiting Writers program. He came on campus for a few days and gave some lectures, readings, and workshops for the students. Mark Richard is primarily a novelist and short story writer, and while he was on campus I was […]