Academics

Associate Professor Erin Hurley’s First-Year Tutorial, titled The Experience of Water: Healing and Hardship, explored some of the many complex issues surrounding water.

Two recent courses that explored Jewish life, history, and culture culminated in a 10-day class trip to Austria, Poland, and Hungary.

This summer, four Grinnell College students are collaborating with Chris Conway, visiting associate professor of cognitive psychology, to investigate attention and learning —along with other variables that can affect them, such as personality, musical experience, and stress levels.

The International Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi, awarded Andrea Suazo Rivas ’24 a grant to conduct research on digital cognitive assessment surveys.

Grinnellians attended the second installment of New Faculty/Staff Lightning Talks on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

Historical Perspectives on U.S. Education examines how and why public education came into being in the United States, whose interests it has served, and whose interests have been neglected, ignored, or suppressed.

Students Kelly Banfield ’24, Philomena Frasca ‘25, Celia Meagher ‘24, and Stella Lowery ‘24 spent their summer vacation experimenting with the coolest camera brands and films alongside Professor and artist Andrew Kaufman.

The popular HBO television series “Succession” is making its mark in a Grinnell classroom, encouraging students to examine its allusions to renowned artworks, literature, and music.

Education can be a great complement to any field of study, even for students who don't plan to teach.

Faculty and staff had the opportunity to attend the “Mini Scholars’ Seminar: Metacognitive Skill Development.” The workshop encouraged faculty and staff members to understand the metacognition cycle as a means to help students leap over academic hurdles.