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Kate A. Manne, associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University, will present the Scholars’ Convocation at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101.

Student’s classroom, lab, and research experiences prepare her well for grad school and a career in psychology

Alumna gained the tools for conducting independent research

The College will enhance the teaching and learning of humanistic fields inside and outside the classroom, thanks to a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Award winning author Eileen Pollack will read from her novel, “The Professor of Immortality,” in Humanities and Social Studies Center, Room S3325.

Psych labs are great for developing research skills

Author and scholar Rob Nixon to give Connelly Lecture, “Environmental Martyrs and the Fate of the Forests” at 8 p.m. in the Faulconer Gallery, Bucksbaum Arts Center, Room 131.

Author and composer David Rothenberg — who makes music with whales, birds, and bugs — will give a concert, join a panel discussion, and lead an excursion to explore sounds of nature.

Argentine writer, Carlos Gamerro, will read from his work and discuss writing at 4:15 p.m. in the Humanities and Social Studies Center (HSSC) Room S3325.

Joan Neuberger ’75, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss politics of the arts in Stalin’s Russia during the Sept. 19 Scholars’ Convocation Lecture.

Ian Luby ’13 will present “Land Grabs, Deforestation, and the Effects on Human Health in Cambodia” a 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Humanities and Social Studies Center, Room N3118.

Lit Lunch: “To reproduce a record: Data, Modernism, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett,” a talk by Liz Rodrigues. Hosted by Grinnell English Department. Lunch will be available.

Grinnell Prize Winner Shafiq R. Kahn, through his work with EMPOWER PEOPLE, strives to eradicate bride trafficking in India and to empower girls and women affected by trafficking.

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