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How a PHC alumnus landed a job in the Department of Homeland Security: Micah Bock, a 2020 PHC graduate in Strategic Intelligence, accepted the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In addition to this successful career step, the Claremont Institute has recently announced Micah as a 2025 Lincoln Fellow. Read the full story!

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Seniors Trinity Klomparens and Sarah Fox defeated Yale University, earning PHC's 14th National Moot Court Championship title in oral advocacy. PHC’s Head Coach, Peter Kamakawiwoole, who won Nationals in 2005, coached them and others for hours on end. “He is very confident in our abilities, and gives us a good example of what healthy, humble confidence looks like,” Fox said. Learn more about PHC's unparalleled moot court track record. 

Read the story: https://www.phc.edu/news/14th-moot-court-national-championship

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Patrick Henry College (PHC) alumnus Chris Baldacci has been selected to clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas for the 2026 term. He graduated from PHC in 2019 and University of Virginia School of Law in 2022. Baldacci is PHC’s 6th graduate to serve as a clerk for a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He credits PHC for teaching him to hone a strong argument and think deeply about law and government. Read more about Baldacci's incredible track record.

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Rachel McCracken, Patrick Henry College alumna spent the past 8 months mentoring troubled teens. She brings lessons of hardship, healing, and hope to her new staff position at PHC. Read What PHC's new RD learned from working with hurting teens to learn more.

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PHC alumna Kelsey Morris is now a professor at Pepperdine Law School! She describes how PHC—including its national premier moot court program—prepared her for law by teaching her logical reasoning and critical thinking skills. As this opportunity wasn’t on her radar initially, Kelsey shared: "God opens these doors to make sure we never take credit for them ourselves." Read the rest of her story!

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Three Patrick Henry College students WON the Transatlantic Dialogues debate competition in Paris!

The PHC debaters conducted research, held practice rounds, and prepared for every possible question. Coach Ryan McDonald, who accompanied them throughout the tournament, commended them for their hard work and dedication, “It’s the fruit of years and years of preparatory work. This team succeeded in showcasing international brilliance due to a long-term commitment to the program, and I think that pays off.”  Read the full story here!

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Camps are filling up fast! If you’re a teen looking to grow both spiritually and academically this summer (and have fun doing it), PHC Teen Leadership Camps are the place for you. PHC offers 11 different camps this summer and several still have spaces remaining. Find your camp today! Reach High. Grow Deep. Influence the World for Christ. Find out more here: https://www.phc.edu/teen-camps-home

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Patrick Henry College senior Olivia Green spoke at the Alliance Defending Freedom's rally held outside the Supreme Court regarding the hearing of Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Green spoke against the lie that abortion access is the ultimate sign of women's empowerment. Approximately one in 25 women using these drugs end up in the emergency room, and by rescinding the safeguard of doctor visits, the FDA is stripping away even the illusion of an interest in women’s health care. "This case in the Supreme Court today is one more glaring example of the fact that the pro-abortion movement has never been about protecting women, or their health, or certainly their best interests," Green said. "It has been about abortion and the industry surrounding that." Read the full story here: PHC Student Olivia Green speaks at the Supreme Court

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The Patrick Henry College moot court program just finished one of its most successful seasons yet—qualifying 13 teams to the pre-national tournaments, seven teams to nationals, and landing all four of its teams in the octa-final, quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds of the national championship!

PHC also took home three award-winning legal briefs (including first place), and finished with four of the top-10 teams in the country (PHC was the only school to finish with more than one of the top-ten teams)! Read the full story here: https://www.phc.edu/news/moot-court-season-recap

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Explore the nation’s premiere National Security, Cyber Security, and A.I. Program

The Strategic Intelligence in National Security Major at Patrick Henry college equips students with a respect for the intelligence function and its role in defending a free society and cultivates their ability to anticipate moral, ethical, and mission challenges in order to defend the security of the United States. PHC is one of only two undergraduate programs in the U.S. providing BA degrees in national security to be certified by the International Association for Intelligence Education. In addition to the core courses in the S.I. Major, students in the Cyber & AI Track take a variety of courses in data science, big data tools, targeting, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and advanced technology and ethics in intelligence and national security. Learn more here.

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A student team from the Strategic Intelligence in National Security program at Patrick Henry College wins Atlantic Council's 2023 Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge in Miami, FL!

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Patrick Henry College is pleased to announce that two PHC students are the champions of the Novice Final Round for the Miami Oceans Debate tournament! Ezekiel Johnson and Jesse Castrinos, who are in their first year of intercollegiate debate, won the tournament which was held at the University of Miami. 33 teams from 12 universities competed, arguing whether the acceleration of open ocean aquaculture is preferable. Additionally, PHC Senior Sarah Schmidtler was recognized as the 2nd place individual speaker at the whole competition! What a wonderful wrap-up for PHC's Civic Debate events! 

Read more here: https://www.phc.edu/news/miami-oceans-debate