The Philospher's Index

The Philosopher's Index

Feb 12, 2019
Containing over 650,000 records from publications that date back to 1902 and originate from 139 countries in 37 languages, The Philosopher's Index provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields.

Special Campus Memo: Flu Is Spreading

Jan 26, 2019

Dear faculty and staff:

Iowa, along with the rest of the United States, is experiencing increased flu activity. Help us take steps to prevent the spread of flu at Grinnell College.

John Hassard

British Physicist to Discuss ‘Envisioning the Post-Hydrocarbon World’

Feb 08, 2019
John Hassard, a physicist who researches energy and environmental issues at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, will give the Scholars’ Convocation Lecture at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in Room 101 of the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center.
Cael Keegan

GWSS Welcomes Cáel Keegan on Wednesday, March 6th at 4:30 p.m.

Feb 07, 2019
Cáel Keegan presents "The Edge of the Real: Transgender Sensation and its Forms" at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.
Althea Gibson playing tennis

Smithsonian Exhibition Celebrating Sports in Our Communities Opens on Feb. 15

Feb 04, 2019
"Hometown Teams," a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition that explores how sports shape America, will open in Grinnell on Friday, Feb. 15.
Karen Tabb Dina

Race, Gender, and Public Health Disparities

Feb 04, 2019
Lecture at 7:30 p.m. and roundtable at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2019.
ProjectMuse logo on background with pencil, compass and map

If you like JSTOR, try Project Muse

Feb 04, 2019
Project MUSE is a trusted source for the highest quality books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 200 of the world’s most distinguished university presses and scholarly societies.
Photo of planet earth

Influential Grinnell Alumni: Clair Patterson '43

Feb 01, 2019
After graduating from Grinnell with a degree in chemistry, Patterson completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago and set out to answer an age old question: how old is planet Earth?
figure in red riding hood in a clearing by a forest

Faulconer Gallery Exhibition Explores Fairy Tales in an Anxious World

Jan 31, 2019
Emily Stamey ’01 curated a traveling exhibition that brings together the work of 21 contemporary artists who use familiar fairy tales to examine the staggering complexities of contemporary life.
Professor Jenny Anger and her book Four Metaphors of Modernism: From Der Sturm to the Société Anonyme

Feb. 7 Book Talk by Jenny Anger, Prof of Art History

Jan 31, 2019
Anger's "Four Metaphors of Modernism: From Der Sturm to the Société Anonyme" follows artists who participated in both the German (Der Sturm [storm]) and American (Société Anonyme [anonymous society]) organizations and who found inspiration in metaphor. Join us on February 7 from 4:15-5:45 pm in Burling First Floor Lounge.

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