David Harrison, professor and department chair of French and Arabic, has been elected executive director of the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century Studies (SE17).

The Everything Left Unsaid Exhibition Opening at Grinnell College Museum of on Jan. 23, 2025, will feature recent works by six faculty members.

Robert Gehorsam ’76 might be called a modern renaissance man. His career has spanned the entire arc of digital platforms and entertainment from the infancy of interactive online experiences through the introduction of generative artificial intelligence. He sees teaching Entrepreneurship and Social Change at Grinnell College as an outgrowth of his career as a “professional mentor.”

Professor Tim Arner and Digital Liberal Arts Specialist David Neville ecreate the Viking world in virtual reality to enhance real world education and experiences.

Kate Ferraro ’12 and Belinda Backous are working to help students learn how to learn more effectively. Their latest project: a series of short videos inspired by TikTok.

Four English majors, led by Senior Lecturer Carolyn Jacobson, presented their Mentored Advanced Projects (MAPs) at the Midwest Modern Language Association Convention in Chicago.

Four Grinnell faculty and staff recently received Faculty Career Enhancement (FaCE) awards from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest.

The publication of two new books this semester by Ralph James Savarese, professor of English: Herman Melville and Neurodiversity, Or Why Hunt Difference with Harpoons? and Never Make Them Cry: Classrooms & Coffins.

Willis, an accomplished scholar and educator with an extensive background in African history, diaspora studies, and interdisciplinary research, will lead the College’s newly established department. His appointment marks a significant step in Grinnell’s commitment to a diverse, socially just, and globally informed curriculum.