25 years later: PHC on 9/11

Posted by Andrea LaBelle on 9/11/26, 9:10 AM

The morning newscast crackled in the air while those in the Administration Department upstairs in Founders started their work.

Geoffrey Edling, PHC’s Office Manager (now Mail Center Manager), was...

Read More

Quiz: How much like Dr. Favelo are you?

Posted by Madeleine Burr on 9/1/26, 1:00 PM

If you've taken Western Civilization at PHC, chances are you've heard Dr. Favelo bring the ancient world to life. A PHC professor since 2010, Dr. Favelo teaches Greek and Roman history and has spent...

Read More

QUIZ: Are You a U.S. History Wiz?

Posted by Madeleine Burr on 8/26/26, 1:54 PM

How well do you really know U.S. History? Do you have a special knack for remembering dates and places?

Patrick Henry College's emphasis on civics and Western history stands apart from top...

Read More

Almost nobody gets 100% on this George Washington Quiz. Give it a try!

Posted by Patrick Henry College on 2/11/26, 12:14 PM

You probably can't get 100% on this George Washington Quiz. 

In honor of his birthday, we found a quiz on MountVernon.org that few can pass easily: The Super Difficult George Washington Quiz.

Read More

PHC alumnus David Bainbridge wins UVA Law Moot Court tournament

Posted by Andrea LaBelle on 11/24/25, 2:53 PM

David Bainbridge (APP, '22) and his partner Eric Meinerding won the 97th William Minor Lile Moot Court competition at the University of Virginia School of Law (UVA Law) on November 6.

Read More

Western History Forgotten?

Posted by Lincoln Patience on 11/22/24, 12:30 PM

Patrick Henry College's emphasis on civics and Western history stands apart from top universities.

According to the research by our friends at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA),...

Read More

Awakening wonder: Elizabeth Borders returns to teach at Rock Ledge Ranch

Posted by Hannah Gaschler on 11/5/24, 9:23 AM

Elizabeth Borders (History, ‘22) and her students tiptoed into the parlor of the Rock Ledge House, imagining they were in Almanzo’s house as she read aloud from Farmer Boy. Almanzo had just thrown...

Read More

Kingdom, nation, people: Titus Walker's summer program at St. Andrews

Posted by Patrick Henry College on 7/11/24, 8:31 AM

How do PHC students spend their summers? Rising senior Titus Walker (SI, '25) just returned from a month in Scotland, where he completed a summer program at the University of St. Andrews. We asked...

Read More

Why we teach: "A Worldview Sniper for Christ"

Posted by Julia Adams on 5/16/24, 8:27 AM

I can still remember the nervous excitement in my chest when I walked into my first history class during my freshman year with Dr. Doug Favelo. I selected a seat in the middle of the room—not in the...

Read More

PHC's first piece of outdoor art

Posted by Hannah Gaschler on 5/1/24, 9:31 AM

A 600-pound, 6-foot-tall stone Armenian cross, known as a khatchkar, lies in a box on campus waiting to be erected on the far side of Lake Bob. “I would love for it to be up by commencement, but I’m...

Read More

Search LearnPHC posts by keyword(s)

Popular Posts

Browse by Category

See All