Hillsdale College Launches Free Online Course: "Public Policy from a Constitutional Viewpoint"

HILLSDALE, Mich., Feb. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hillsdale College today announced that registration is open for a new online course, "Public Policy from a Constitutional Viewpoint." Taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and other Hillsdale faculty, the free, not-for-credit, 12-week course examines the fundamental and ongoing disagreement over the purpose of government, and considers modern public policy issues and controversies as they relate to the United States Constitution. The course will be available in weekly installments beginning Feb. 22.  

The course consists of 12 sessions, each 30 to 40 minutes long, which will be released every Monday and will be available on-demand once published. Each week also features a Q&A session with John J. Miller, Director of the Dow Journalism program, and that week's faculty member, along with a quiz for students to test their learning. At the end of the course, students have the opportunity to take a final quiz in order to receive a free Certificate of Completion.

Lesson release dates, topics and professors are:

1. The Constitution and the American Political Tradition
   Larry P. Arnn
   February 22, 2016
   
   
2. Principles in American Politics
   Thomas G. West
   February 29, 2016
   
   
3. Freedom of Speech and Religion
   Paul Rahe
   March 7, 2016
   
   
4. Immigration
   Kevin Portteus
   March 14, 2016
   
   
5. Regulation
   Ronald J. Pestritto
   March 21, 2016
   
   
6. Terrorism and Foreign Policy
   Will Morrisey
   March 28, 2016
   
   
7. Health Care
   Gary Wolfram
   April 4, 2016
   
   
8. Race and Affirmative Action
   Paul Moreno
   April 11, 2016
   
   
9. The Environment
   John W. Grant
   April 18, 2016
   
   
10. Taxes
    Michael J. Clark
    April 25, 2016
    
    
11. Marriage and Family
    Kevin Slack
    May 2, 2016
    
    
12. Education
    Larry P. Arnn
    May 9, 2016

Hillsdale College offers a catalog of free, online courses taught by its faculty in subjects ranging from the Constitution to Winston Churchill, education, and economics. More than 900,000 students have generated more than 1.4 million course enrollments since the program launched in Fall 2011.

For more information or to register for "Public Policy from a Constitutional Viewpoint," visit https://online.hillsdale.edu/.

About Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College, founded in 1844, has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 3.4 million.

SOURCE Hillsdale College

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