Julie Robison is a 2010 graduate of Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief of The Hillsdale Forum, a quarterly newspaper that strives to uphold Hillsdale’s principles and encourages political and religious debate; julie.m.robison@gmail.com.
Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged.
—Article 3 of the Northwest Ordinance
Every Friday of this past semester has been called “Founding Friday” by a few of the majors in the Department of American Studies at Hillsdale College, a small liberal arts college nestled in rural southern Michigan. We would meet periodically after our “Founding of the American Republic” class at a local restaurant to drink beer, talk about our lives, discuss ideas, and challenge each other in our common pursuit of truth. Our studies have led to friendship, and
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