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Kathryn Railsback with facilitators and participants in Bukavu, DRC

2022 Wall Award recipients addressing shortcomings in mental health, education

Dec 15, 2022
Recipients have projects focusing on trauma education for South Sudanese refugees, a mental health podcast in Nepal, and middle school academic advances in Alabama.
A young woman in a dark blue turtleneck and braided hair crosses her arms across her chest and smiles wildly. She stands in front of a large, cryogenic electron microscope.

Novel Approaches: Lisa Eshun-Wilson ’14 Wants to Transform Science Academia

Nov 28, 2022
A Grinnell graduate and biochemist solves the structure of elusive proteins while re-imagining the culture of scientific research.
Jivyaa Vaidya standing in front of a colorful mural

Close community, far-reaching impact - GivingTuesday

Nov 29, 2022
Grinnell College invites alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and community members to celebrate and strengthen our campus community this GivingTuesday.
Maly Award Group Photo

International Student Award Established as Tribute to Nancy Schmulbach Maly ’61

Nov 09, 2022
Grinnell resident spearheaded international student recruitment at Grinnell College.
Group of graduates in robes

Philanthropic Support for Grinnell College Reaches New Heights

Jul 21, 2022
Gifts helped provide students from different backgrounds access to Grinnell’s traditions of academic excellence, activism, and personal transformation.
Students dressed in graduation regalia

Library for Alumni

May 12, 2022
Your Grinnell student days may be coming to a close, but your quest for knowledge does not have to be. To support alumni’s lifelong learning endeavors, the Grinnell College Libraries and Office of Development and Alumni Relations are pleased to provide alumni with access to a range of academic databases.
museum guest peering up at a painting

$13.7 Million Gift Will Create Endowments for Grinnell Faculty, Museum of Art

Mar 17, 2022
The estate gift by John ’65 and Jennifer Betts is the second-largest gift ever committed to the College.
Thomas, right, is joined by Booker Carter ’71, Ernest Weston ’71, and Gregory Coggs ’70 at a 1969 campus meeting

Diversity Work Before It Had a Name

Oct 21, 2021
Nicole Hamon ’78 and Frank Thomas ’71 were pioneers in the work they did for Grinnell College. Hamon guided international students through their time at Grinnell, while Thomas mentored and focused on increasing the number of students and faculty of color. With the passing of each over the summer, we reflect back on the lasting impact their remarkable work had on the College and the lives of Grinnellians.
Tommy Hexter testing water conditions at Little Bear Creek

Dirty Hands and Wet Feet

Jul 30, 2021
Tommy Hexter ’21 shares his path to serving the Grinnell community as a Poweshiek County Water and Soil Commissioner.
Students dressed in graduation regalia

Library for Alumni

May 21, 2021
Your Grinnell student days may be coming to a close, but your quest for knowledge does not have to be. To support alumni’s lifelong learning endeavors, the Grinnell College Libraries and Office of Development and Alumni Relations are pleased to provide alumni with access to a range of academic databases.

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