Vote in Our 2024 Best Historical Film Tournament

For the fifth consecutive year, Prof. Gehrz and his students in Intro to History have been debating the Best Historical Film (or TV series) — as a way to think more critically about how the public engages the past and to consider what historians can learn from filmmakers. Since March they've held a March Madness-style tournament, …

HiPPos Plus… Equestrian

It's not at all unusual for Bethel History, Philosophy, and Political Science majors to be student-athletes. But it is unique for one of them to compete in a sport that Bethel doesn't offer. As our HiPPos Plus series continues, History/Social Studies Education major Grace Linnett takes a break from student-teaching to tell us about her …

Senior Reflections: Sam Grussing

We've been blessed with amazing students as long as there's been a HiPPos department at Bethel. But this year's graduating class is particularly special: not just because it's unusually large, but because most of those students started their Bethel educations in Fall 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. So we've been especially intentional …

HiPPos Plus… ROTC

One of the colleges and universities on the "Military-Friendly Schools" list for 2024-25, Bethel offers numerous tuition and other benefits to military and veteran students. In addition to those who are in the reserves and National Guard, that includes students enrolled in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). One current ROTC student, Business/History major Jared …

Course Preview: Modern Political Thought

We'll have more to say about her later this spring or early summer, for today's Fall 2024 course preview comes from our new hire in political science, Dr. Lynn Uzzell! An expert in American government and the political thought of James Madison, Dr. Uzzell (PhD, University of Dallas) spent several years as scholar-in-residence at Madison's …

Course Preview: Theories of Human Nature

As we continue to look ahead to upcoming courses, we're happy to introduce a new Philosophy class being taught this fall by Dr. Sara Shady. PHI346G Theories of Human Nature Days/Times: Tu/Th 2:15-4:00pm in Fall 2024 Prerequisites: GES130 Christianity and Western Culture, GES160 Inquiry Writing Seminar, Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course, and World …

Course Preview: World War II

We're back from Spring Break this week, which means that our students are gearing up to register for their summer and fall courses. As usual, we'll plan to preview some of those classes here at CC 4th, starting with a course that we first introduced in 2013. Dr. Chris Gehrz normally teaches World War II …

HiPPos Plus… Singer-Songwriter

As our series exploring the outside interests of our students continues, we'll stick with music and profile multi-talented History/Missional Ministries major Will Swanda '24. How'd you decide to come to Bethel, Will? And what led to your double-major? I decided to come to Bethel on a whim, really. I also play soccer here, and during …

HiPPos Plus… Musical Theatre

This spring we're happy to continue a series we started last fall, HiPPos Plus..., which profiles History, Philosophy, and Political Science students who have special talents and pursue unique interests outside of the classroom. First up, Political Science and Music major Sam Schulte '24, who played the Beast in Bethel's recent production of Beauty and …

HiPPos Abroad: January 2024

Before we get too far into our spring semester, we thought we'd look back at one of the most distinctive features of Bethel's January session: giving students the chance to study abroad for three weeks! Our department currently contributes to that tradition by offering the Medieval Worlds trip (HIS/ARH236UZ) every other year. History professor Charlie …