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Photo courtesy of Christina Simko. Professor Gregory Mitchell died on Jan. 21 at 46 due to complications from pneumonia. Mitchell was a scholar of sex work, human trafficking, and race, whose work had a particular emphasis on Brazil. At the College, he taught courses such as “Performing Masculinity in Global Popular Culture” and “Race, Sex & Gender in Brazil,” a fall 2025 class that culminated in a Winter Study travel course in Rio de Janeiro.

Categories: January 28, 2026 Photo courtesy of Christina Simko. Professor Gregory Mitchell died on Jan. 21 at 46 due to complications from pneumonia. Mitchell joined the College in 2012 and became chair of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies in 2018. He was a scholar of sex work, human trafficking, and race whose work focused largely on Brazil.