Zach Spindler-Krage wrote an op-ed piece (“For the Boundary Waters protection movement, the time is now”) about efforts to protect the Boundary Waters. To his surprise, it was accepted for publication by MinnPost, an independent, nonprofit news source covering issues of interest to Minnesotans.

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.

Our current society is flooded with media. The course Mass Media and Society explores the relationships among mass media, the public sphere, and democracy. This course will help you reframe those messages and analyze the biases that may arise.

The course Sociology of Religion is more than a survey of world religions. It's a fascinating course that will allow you to analyze behavior, belonging, and belief.

Grinnell College is celebrating the $116,000 renewal of a grant that supports the College’s Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program. This program is the central component of the Mellon Foundation’s efforts to increase diversity in the faculty ranks of institutions of higher learning nationwide by supporting students from groups historically excluded from the academy as they pursue Ph.D.s.

Jack Thornton ’17 didn’t begin his time at Grinnell with a major in mind. Instead, he took various classes, trying out many departments and courses to see which ones felt like a good fit. When he found sociology, he knew he had found his academic home.

Jackson’s studies in sociology at Grinnell inspired her to look beyond easy answers and gave her the opportunity to create a complex and satisfying education.

Sociology of Robots is an incredibly popular course at Grinnell College for a reason: it offers an exciting opportunity to study artificial intelligence in a hands-on environment.

When the FBI began mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Buddhist priests were among the first to be incarcerated. "American Sutra" tells the story of Japanese American Buddhists (the largest group of Buddhists in the United States at that time) in the context of anti-Japanese sentiment during World War II and draws parallels to contemporary challenges to religious freedom facing Americans today.