Ian Nugent, assistant principle and History and Philosophy teacher at Atlanta Classical Academy, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the benefits of school uniforms and his article An Apology for Uniforms. Continue reading

Guests: Dwight Lindley, Jordan Joseph Wales, & Timothy McDonnell Host Scot Bertram continues a conversation with Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Jordan Joseph Wales, John and Helen Kuczmarski Chair and associate professor of Theology at Hillsdale College, discusses the Christian doctrine of The Trinity and… Continue reading

This is the fifth in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Daniel Coupland, dean of… Continue reading

Guests: Dwight Lindley, Joy Pullmann, & Richard Samuelson Host Scot Bertram talks with Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s new online course on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Joy Pullmann, executive editor at The Federalist, discusses the benefits of a classical education and her essay “Schools That Teach The Classics Instead Of… Continue reading

This is the fifth in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Daniel Coupland,… Continue reading

Guests: Matthew Spalding, Timothy P. Carney, & D.G. Hart Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about a recent article he wrote on how the United States should educate its citizens. Timothy P. Carney, senior political columnist at… Continue reading

Host Scot Bertram talks with Bill Gray, chief marketing officer and vice president for marketing, about the culture of thanks at Hillsdale College, the impact Hillsdale has had on his own life, and how to include Hillsdale in your Giving Tuesday plans. To learn more about Hillsdale’s commitment to our country’s founding principles, read George Washington and Thomas Jefferson’s Thanksgiving proclamations, and watch… Continue reading

Guests: Matthew Mehan & Miranda Devine Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. Campus, about the battle over parental rights and his article “More Schools Playing the Parental Role, But Not for the Good of Students.” Miranda Devine, columnist at the New York… Continue reading

Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to offer his advice on how best to teach Charles Dickens’ masterpiece A Christmas Carol and discusses his upcoming online course covering it. Continue reading

Guests: Patrick Whalen, Thomas Conner & Peter Jennings Host Scot Bertram talks with Patrick Whalen, operations assistant to the president at Hillsdale College, about the unique qualifications that veterans bring to teaching and his article “Veterans Make Good Teachers.” Thomas Conner, History professor emeritus at Hillsdale College, walks through the history of the American Battle… Continue reading