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Introduction to GWSS attracts students from seemingly every community on campus — from STEM majors to athletes to queer people — all hoping to learn more about the constantly evolving study of gender, sexuality, and marginalized identities.

Jennifer Rodrigues Santos ’23 shares her experience in the course “Foundations of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies.”

Intersectionality examines the interconnected nature of social groups such as race, class, and gender, which often overlap with other marginalized groups to create an individual experience of discrimination and oppression. It is within this context that German Feminist Literature (GRM 295) explores feminist writings with a focus on Black and Jewish writers.

Aquatic Geochemistry (CHM 340) is a thought-provoking combination of readings, classroom discussion, and hands-on learning. The course explores the chemical processes that control freshwater and marine systems.

What does historical thinking have to offer when we carry the British Library in our back pocket? In this talk, Mr. Wineburg will share highlights of three decades exploring what historical thinking offers to a democratic society.

Not every Grinnell College student will go on to win a Nobel Prize, as Tom Cech ’70 did. But Grinnell is the kind of place where intellectually engaged students like Cech can explore their interests and passions, discovering how they, too, can make a difference and contribute to the common good.

German Studies 270 examines the ways the Holocaust is remembered through works of literature, film, memorials, and personal testimony, both privately and collectively.

Coming from Tulane University, Gross to begin work at Grinnell this summer. As a member of the senior leadership team, Gross will provide strategic vision and direction for the college’s financial operations.

Autumn Wilke of Grinnell College about the book she co-authored, "Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach."