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NYS Immigration Action Fund - New York, Ny., United States - May 1, 2013
This open letter from more than 600 American university professors and scholars calling for immigration reform was just released:It Is Time For...
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Chicago Defender - Chicago, Il., United States - May 1, 2013
Iconic musician and vocalist Herbie Hancock is among the handful this year who will receive an honorary degree from Columbia College Chicago at the...
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Jack Doppelt '74 awarded 2013 Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence Award [News]
Northwestern University - Chicago, Il., United States - April 30, 2013
Jack C. Doppelt, professor of journalism in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, has been a pioneer in...
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Des Moines Register - Des Moines, Ia., United States - April 26, 2013
The speech by famous author Anna Quindlen in 2011 at Grinnell College's commencement is still talked about at the small Iowa liberal arts college....
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Newton Daily News - Newton, Ia., United States - April 25, 2013
If you teach a person to fish, she will eat for a lifetime, gaining sovereignty over her food system and food security. If you simply give a person a...
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Marilyn "Mickey" Largent '55 [Obituary]
Greenville Online - Greenville, S.C., United States - April 24, 2013
Mickey was born July 29, 1933 in West Liberty, Iowa to Raymond and Grace (Dittmer) Weustenburg. She and her brother Wayne and sister Jean enjoyed...
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Oskaloosa News - Oskaloosa, Ia., United States - April 24, 2013
Ormond, a 6-2, 195-pound right-hander, tossed a complete-game three-hitter as the Pioneers won a key 15-0 decision over Cornell College on Sunday. He...
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Huff Post Politics - - April 23, 2013
Iowan Senator Chuck Grassley linked last week's Boston bombing to the weaknesses of our immigration system. The system has weaknesses, but border...
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Bette Lee Coburn '42 [Obituary]
Greenville Online - Greenville, S.C., United States - April 23, 2013
Born in Chicago, Bette Lee attended Grinnell College. When World War II began, she was living in Biloxi, Mississippi, and became an instructor of...
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Iowa Public Radio - Iowa City, Ia., United States - April 23, 2013
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell was a congressman, a minister, the founder of Grinnell, Iowa and a radical. Today on Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe talks with...
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RSC Publishing - - April 22, 2013
Michael Washburn received his B.A. in chemistry from Grinnell College (Iowa, USA). He then started his graduate studies at Michigan State University...
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The Michigan Daily - Ann Arbor, Mi., United States - April 19, 2013
"Leading the University of Michigan is the most challenging and rewarding work of my career. It's a tremendous privilege and one that continuously...
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The Loop - Chicago, Il., United States - April 17, 2013
In keeping with its motto of "Creating Change," Columbia College Chicago will honor eight leaders in the entertainment, media and arts fields with...
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Grinnell College Liberal Arts in Prison Program - Grinnell, Ia., United States - April 17, 2013
This spring marks ten years since the first Grinnellians went into the Newton Correctional Facility to offer a creative writing course. We are deeply...
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Muriel "Mo" Gallo-Chasanoff '10 to speak at the Orcas Island Community Church women’s luncheon [News]
Orcas Issues - Eastbound, Wash., United States - April 16, 2013
Our speaker will be Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff (affectionately known as "Mo") who is a native Orcas Islander. Her mother, Laurie Gallo, is a long time...
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Huffington Post - Iowa City, Ia., United States - April 16, 2013
April 16, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the day that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began to write his masterpiece, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail...
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Newton Daily News - Newton, Ia., United States - April 16, 2013
The Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. in Newton, for lunch and a...
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Des Moines Register - Des Moines, Ia., United States - April 16, 2013
A TEDxYouth event is scheduled for Thursday in Des Moines.
Nine young people from Central Iowa will give short talks on a variety of topics, ranging...
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ESPN Front Row - Bristol, Ct., United States - April 15, 2013
"We've run trivia contests, poll questions — a few of which have turned into segments on studio shows — and Twitter chats around big events," said...
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Huffington Post - New York, Ny., United States - April 15, 2013
"Liberal education is an approach to learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity and change."
Few...
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