The Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights prepares students for a lifetime of civic engagement and connects the Grinnell community to the broader social and political issues that define the world beyond Grinnell. The program enriches the College curriculum by bringing distinguished scholars, public servants, and commentators to campus. Other initiatives include funding student internships and sponsoring study tours. Rosenfield Program activities contribute to Grinnell’s tradition of social responsibility and help to build a lively academic community that links Grinnell students to the world.
Upcoming Rosenfield Program Events
Sept. 3: Rosenfield Program internship presentations. Noon, Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101
Sept. 17: Constitution Day Event. Professor Jill Lens, University of Iowa, will discuss reproductive justice and constitutional history. 4 p.m., Humanities and Social Studies Center, Multipurpose Room, A1231.
Sept. 18: Speaker Terrell Jermaine Starr, independent journalist, will discuss the war in Ukraine. Co-sponsored by Russian, Central European, and Eurasian Studies and the Chrystal Fund. 4 p.m., Humanities and Social Studies Center, Multipurpose Room, A1231.
Sept. 19: Film screening of Texas USA, produced by Sarah Labowitz ’04. 4 p.m., Humanities and Social Studies Center, Room S1325.
Oct. 1: Speaker Federico Finchelstein, the New School for Social Research and author of The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy. 7 p.m. Humanities and Social Studies Center, Room A1231.
Oct. 10: Scholar's Convocation, Kathleen Belew, Northwestern University, author of Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America, and co-editor of A Field Guide to White Supremacy. Co Sponsored by the Department of History and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. 11 a.m. Rosenfield Center, Room 101.
Oct. 30: A Conversation with Pavel Palazhchenko: Interpreter to Former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, moderated by Edward Cohn, Department of History, and Greg Thielmann '72. 4:00pm, HSSC S1325.
Nov. 11: Lecture by Jessica Calarco, University of Wisconsin, author of Holding it Together: How Woman Became America's Safety Net. 4 p.m. Rosenfield Center, Room 101.
Nov. 6: Post Election Community Discussion, Noon Rosenfield Center, Room 101.
Nov. 13: Faculty Panel Post Election Discussion, 4 p.m. Rosenfield Center, Room 101.
Dec. 6: Talk by Steven Hanson, William and Mary and Jeffrey Kopstein, U-C Irvine; authors of The Assault on the State: How the Global Attack on Modern Government Endangers our Future, Co-Sponsored by the Political Science department. 4 p.m. Humanities and Social Studies Center, Room A1231.
Internships
The Rosenfield Program funds students whose internships fall under the program’s mission areas of public affairs, international relations, and human rights. Take a look at the students who received our support in past summers. And you won’t want to miss the 2024 internship presentations on Sept. 3.
