The Grinnell Magazine

The Grinnell Magazine is published three times a year for alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the College by the Office of Communications and Marketing. Stories for the magazine are selected to demonstrate a range of opinions and activities on campus and provide news about the College and its alumni.

The Grinnell Magazine Online

In fall 2024, the College’s magazine website provider discontinued support for the software that had run the magazine website since about 2016. Magazine content will now be accessible online in multiple ways:

Download a PDF copy of the latest issue of the magazine.
Visit the Online Newsroom All News page: Click on the “Grinnell Magazine” filter option in the left-hand “Sections” list to view magazine content.

A smiling Ellen Hengesbach leans against a short stone wall. Across the river behind her is the House of Parliament

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Happy Birthday, Grinnell-in-London

As the popular off-campus program turns 50, Grinnellians share their memories from the United Kingdom — and beyond

Tom Cech looks up and over his right shoulder. In front of him is a gray microscope

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Tom Cech: Scientist, Teacher, Author

Interdisciplinary science has propelled biochemist and Nobel Laureate Tom Cech ’70 through dogma-upending discoveries and an ever-changing research terrain.

Five men in white suits and red shirts hold wired microphones as they sing to the crowd

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Live and in Concert!

Exploring and preserving the history of concerts at Grinnell

Class Notes

Alumni are invited to email the class notes editor to share news with classmates about awards, promotions, family milestones, and more.

Class notes are published on a rolling basis in the next available issue. Magazine issues are typically distributed in fall (November/December), spring (March/April), and summer (July/August). Class notes production for each issue closes approximately eight weeks prior to publication.

The Grinnell Magazine