Matt Hedman joined Grinnell’s swim and dive teams as head coach this past summer, and he works alongside associate swimming and diving coach Deidre Freeman Huff, previously a co-diving coach for the team. Their leadership was ushered in following Erin Hurley’s retirement as head coach last spring Both Hedman, also a professor of physical education,.
By Mary Ann Schwindt
schwindt@grinnell.edu
A faculty vote on May 4 will decide if the First-Year Experience (FYE) course will become a requirement for graduation at Grinnell College. But some students who’ve taken the course are questioning how useful it really is.
The course, directed towards first-year students, was created on a recommendation from the
residential learning task force, which is comprised of students, faculty, staff, alumni and trustees. The goal for the course was to have students gain a common language and understanding of topics ranging from identity to sexual respect.
The task force’s recommendation first resulted in staff members, such as Jordan Brooks in Intercultural Affairs and Adam Gilbert, a residence life coordinator (RLC), visiting five first-year tutorials to deliver class information sessions in the 2017-2018 academic year.
Clear as Mud: How Tiny Plants Changed the Planet, 488 Million Years Ago
January 31, 2021Caltech
Nearly 500 million years ago, Earth’s lowland landscapes were dominated by vast sandy, gritty plains. They then underwent a major, irreversible change, after which these landscapes became dominated by thick layers of mud.
Now, new research from Caltech explains that this drastic landscape change was instigated by the evolution of early tiny plants, like mosses and liverworts. The study was conducted as part of a collaboration between the laboratories of Woodward Fischer professor of geobiology and associate director of the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies and Michael Lamb, professor of geology. The work is described in a paper published in