Scholars' Convocation: Caleb Elfenbein

Date

Thu, Nov 12, 2026

Time

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST

Location

Joe Rosenfield '25 Center (JRC 101): 1115 8th Ave, Grinnell, IA 50112

Host

Grinnell College

Details

In "How I Went from Professional to Amateur and Learned to Love the Humanities," Caleb Elfenbein reflects on how his time as director of the Center for the Humanities changed him and makes a case for embracing amateurism as a key component of bringing the humanities to life in the liberal arts. With James Baldwin as a guide, Elfenbein explores how humanistic amateurism helps us become more humbl