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Religious Studies as a part of one’s liberal arts education

Gates Lecturer Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst will give the 2021 Gates Lecture on April 8 noon–1 p.m. on Webex.

Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies Caleb Elfenbein will discuss his newly published book "Fear in Our Hearts: What Islamophobia Tells Us about America".

Learn how to request physical items from the Grinnell College Libraries using your library account.

Have questions about a research paper? Not sure where to start finding sources for an upcoming presentation? Diving deep into an independent study, MAP, or senior thesis? Give a library lab a try.

The College holds in deep regard that community health means protecting the health of the many people in our community: students, staff, faculty, and the broader Grinnell community that the College calls home.

Grinnell College will host an in-person, outdoor commencement ceremony for graduating seniors on Friday, May 28, 2021, at 10 a.m. In light of current and projected community health conditions, we will not be able to invite families or guests including faculty, staff, and first-year through third-year students to attend this year's commencement.

This year’s recipients — which come from the classes of 1971, 1996, and 2011 — will be honored at a virtual Reunion celebration in June.

Given that our students are making good progress toward their degrees, despite a very difficult and intense year, Grinnell College will not offer classes in Summer 2021. We will work individually with the few students who need further academic credit on options towards the degree.

From study abroad project to independent study to publication

This year’s Writing in Residence is Rasha Khayat, a German novelist, essayist, and translator.

Jin Feng will serve as the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Her commitment to faculty development and mentoring faculty throughout the stages of careers and leadership and experience will be beneficial to the Grinnell Community.

Poet, essayist, and cultural critic, Hanif Abdurraquib will give this year's Armando Montaño Memorial Lecture which has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m.

Poets Ed Pavlić and Derrick Harriell, Thursday, April 8, 7 p.m.