WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hillsdale in D.C. is hosting a variety of events this year celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence. Events will focus on the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more.
“At Hillsdale in D.C., we seek to equip citizens and statesmen to restore America’s founding principles and revive American self-government,” said Matthew Spalding, vice president for Washington operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government. “Through these events, we will look at what made America great and what it is that we are trying to restore.”
The first event will be a lecture by Spalding on his new book, “The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence.” The event, which will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 11, will be the first in Hillsdale’s newly renovated D.C. facility.
The Making of the American Mind
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Matthew Spalding (Hillsdale in D.C.)
‘No Man Will Think Himself Bound to Fight’: The Crises of Supply During the American Revolution
Monday, March 9
Dave Stewart (Hillsdale College)
Hosted in conjunction with Hillsdale College’s Center for Military History and Strategy
Rediscovering Liberty in an Age of License
Tuesday, March 31
Brad Littlejohn (American Compass)
The Revolutionary War in Its Geopolitical Context: The Contributions of the Dutch, the French, and the Spanish to the American Victory
Monday, April 13
Andrew O’Shaughnessy (University of Virginia)
Hosted in conjunction with Hillsdale College’s Center for Military History and Strategy
The Declaration’s Role in Constitutional Interpretation
Wednesday, April 22
Kevin C. Walsh (The Catholic University of America), Brad Watson (Hillsdale in D.C.), and Matthew Mehan (Hillsdale in D.C.)
Hosted in conjunction with The Catholic University of America’s Center for The Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
The Readers and Leaders of Revolutionary America
Monday, April 27
Kevin J. Hayes (University of Central Oklahoma)
‘The Compleat Victory’: Saratoga and the American Revolution
Monday, May 11
Kevin Weddle (U.S. Army War College)
Hosted in conjunction with Hillsdale College’s Center for Military History and Strategy
The American Book of Fables
Tuesday, May 19
Matthew Mehan (Hillsdale in D.C.)
From Yorktown to Philadelphia: Geopolitical Imperatives and the American Constitution
Monday, June 8
Paul Rahe (Hillsdale College)
Hosted in conjunction with Hillsdale College’s Center for Military History and Strategy
The Music of the Revolution
Tuesday, June 16
David Hildebrand (Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University)
Classical Architecture and the American Idea
Tuesday, July 14
James McCrery (The Catholic University of America/McCrery Architects)