Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
May 1999

Bachelor of Arts, History

Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
May 1999

My Role

I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the Grinnell College History Department. I completed an independent study on the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland after a semester abroad at University College Cork in Ireland, where I took courses in Irish Archaeology, Gaelic Language, Irish History, and Irish Literature.

Beyond the history degree, I immersed myself in a wide-ranging liberal arts and sciences course of study, including courses in:

  • Calculus
  • Coaching Methods
  • Electronic Music
  • Environmental Economics
  • Piano Performance
  • Philosophy of the Mind
  • Psychology
  • Shakespeare
  • Stagecraft

About Grinnell

Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa. It was founded in 1846 when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College.