Events

The Making of the American Mind, with author Dr. Matthew Spalding

February 11th, 2026
6:30 PM

Hillsdale College | Washington, D.C. Campus, 227 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002

Join us for a lecture with Dr. Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Hillsdale College and Dean of the Van Andel Gradate School of Government, for a lecture on his new book The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration. ...

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Story as Moral & Political Argument

February 24th, 2026
6:30 PM

Hillsdale College | Washington, D.C. Campus, 227 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002

Join us for a lecture with Dr. Daniel McInerny, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Christendom College. Drawing on Dr. McInerny's scholarship on the philosophy of art, this lecture will consider the relationship of the art and aesthetics of...

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Our Crisis is Metaphysical

March 5th, 2026
6:00 PM

Hillsdale College | Washington D.C. Campus, 227 Massachusetts Avenue, NE

First Things, in partnership with Hillsdale College, is pleased to announce Mary Harrington will present this year’s D.C. Lecture “Our Crisis is Metaphysical?”

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‘‘No Man Will Think Himself Bound to Fight’: The Crises of Supply During the American Revolution

March 9th, 2026
6:30 PM

Hillsdale College | Washington, D.C. Campus, 227 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002

Join us for a lecture with Dr. Dave Stewart, Professor of History at Hillsdale College, which will examine the endless supply problems facing armies throughout the American Revolution--and how one general actually turned them to his advantage.

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Van Andel Graduate School of Government: Admissions Information Session

March 16th, 2026
6:30 PM

Hillsdale College | Washington, D.C. Campus, 227 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002

Learn more about Hillsdale College's Van Andel Graduate School of Government in D.C. Hillsdale’s unique approach integrates first principles with prudential thinking by means of a rigorous core curriculum and careful study of...

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Van Andel Graduate School of Government: Admissions Information Session

April 20th, 2026
6:30 PM

Hillsdale College | Washington, D.C. Campus, 227 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002

Learn more about Hillsdale College's Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C. (Capitol Hill). Hillsdale’s unique approach integrates first principles with prudential thinking by means of a rigorous core curriculum and...

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