Mr. Klare grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended St. Edward High School. Despite his upbringing in Northeast Ohio his family hails from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky where he spent most of his holidays and summers. This background left him with the lifelong conviction that Ohio is in fact the greatest state in the Union. He attended Hillsdale College for his undergraduate study where he graduated Cum Laude majoring in History and minoring in Classics. At Hillsdale he engaged thoroughly with the Western Tradition, his attention focusing on antiquity through the middle ages. Mr. Klare is most passionate about arranging a meeting between his students and their ancestors through the study of primary source materials. Through this engagement with their Western Heritage, he hopes his students will walk away with an appreciation for the good of studying the humanities for its beauty as well as a better understanding of human nature and the world in which they live.