You can learn a lot by looking closer. Students in the short course Botanical Drawing and its Social Origins (HIS 295-01/SMS 295-01) approach plant anatomy and the history of botany through a studio art format, learning the fundamentals of realism while spending time with flora across campus.
The meeting gathered researchers from institutions across Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin for two days of lectures, research presentations, and fellowship.
Grinnell College is partnering with the City of Grinnell and the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office to offer a $2,000 reward for information leading to charges being filed against those responsible for acts of racially-based harassment and vandalism in Poweshiek County.
At Grinnell, Clara Zioli Da Igreja ’23 became captivated by the French language and the professor’s passion for teaching.
In the course titled Archaeological Field Methods (ANT 291), not only will you learn how to survey, excavate, and examine the past in an archaeological field setting, you will also practice hands-on laboratory methods to analyze and interpret the artifacts discovered in the field, such as stone tools, animal remains, and more.
David Cambronero ’16 expected to major in biology and then go on to medical school. But when he took History of Art and Architecture, he became enthralled by the professor’s deep knowledge and passion for the subject. He was captivated.
As student in Roman Archaeology and Art (CLS 250), you will come to better understand Roman culture and private life through its art and architecture.
As a student in the course titled the Ancient Greek World, you’ll learn to read and analyze ancient Greek texts closely to extract the implicit from the explicit.
History of Ancient Greece traces the history of Ancient Greece from 3000 to 323 BCE, covering the rise of the Greek city-state and the simultaneous development of the Athenian empire and its domestic democracy.
President Anne F. Harris informs the campus about the tragic death of Davis Cooper ’26.
In a vibrant and illuminating follow-up to her award-winning story collection, Useful Phrases for Immigrants, May-lee Chai's latest collection explores multicultural complexities through lenses of class, wealth, age, gender, and sexuality. An Authors and Artists Podcast episode.
Econometrics (ECN 286) is a challenging, higher-level course that will help you understand applied economic research, carry out your own research projects, and to establish relationships within the field
Although we may not be aware of it, we do philosophy every day, says Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jennifer Dobe. Dobe teaches Philosophy for Life (PHI 121) and says that we, as humans, use philosophy in our daily lives but rarely think about it.
Weeks after they concluded their summer science MAPs, we met up with five students to ask them about their research, the process of scientific inquiry, and what the MAP experience has taught them.
