Ham Serunjogi ’16 to Speak at 2023 Grinnell College Commencement Ceremony

Feb 20, 2023
Grinnell College is pleased to announce that Ham Serunjogi ’16, the co-founder and CEO of Chipper Cash, will speak at the 2023 Commencement Ceremony on May 22, 2023.
Professor Karla Erickson Teaching the Bucket Course

CEC Bucket Courses Inspire Lifelong Learning in Grinnell Community

Feb 07, 2023
The Community Education Cooperative’s Bucket Courses are weekly, 90-minute classes taught by Grinnell College faculty members at the Drake Community Library. These courses are free, open to the Grinnell community.

Transition in Athletics and Recreation Leadership

Dec 07, 2022
I am writing today to share that Andy Hamilton ’85 will step down as Director of Athletics and Recreation on Dec. 23, 2022. After a sabbatical, he will return to the faculty as associate professor of physical education, where he teaches a tutorial on Black Athletes and other courses focused on sport sociology, sport journalism, and organization and administration of athletics.
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Grinnell College Celebrates Humanities and Social Studies Center with Dedication Event

Oct 05, 2022
Trustees, faculty, staff, alumni, students and community members were invited to celebrate the new and renovated spaces, which support teaching, learning, and collaboration. The event included tours of the building, a formal dedication, and an all-campus luncheon on Kington Plaza.

Announcing Working Differently Days

Dec 14, 2021
As we conclude our semester, we continue to experience and seek to acknowledge the many ways that the pandemic has placed sustained stress on the mental and physical health of our community. The intensity of our communal experience calls for action out of the ordinary to provide a change in pace and time for relief. Time is simultaneously among the most valued and the scarcest of elements of the academic experience, and the action detailed below seeks to institute a demonstrable change of pace for each of us to advance our well-being within our work — a moment to breathe in our hectic schedules.

Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Grant Renewed

Sep 28, 2022
Grinnell College is celebrating the $116,000 renewal of a grant that supports the College’s Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program. This program is the central component of the Mellon Foundation’s efforts to increase diversity in the faculty ranks of institutions of higher learning nationwide by supporting students from groups historically excluded from the academy as they pursue Ph.D.s.
Beronda Montgomery, Grinnell College Authors and Artists

Beronda L. Montgomery: Lessons from Plants

Sep 15, 2022
Beronda L. Montgomery explores the vigorous, creative lives of organisms often treated as static and predictable in this Authors and Artists Podcast episode.
Students participating in the International Pre-Orientation Program sitting in an auditorium

New Beginnings

Aug 17, 2022
The start of the 2022-23 academic year brings new faces to the campus and community.
Students walking on campus at new student orientation

Grinnell College Incoming Class of 2026 Sets Admission Records

Aug 17, 2022
Grinnell College will welcome one of its most diverse, highly-qualified classes in history. This fall, the incoming first-year class of 441 new students will join an already outstanding student body attracted by the College’s outstanding academic reputation, individually advised curriculum, and opportunities to gain knowledge and experience both in and outside of the classroom.

Montgomery Receives ASPB’s Gude Award

Jul 12, 2022
The American Society of Plant Biologists has presented the 2022 Adolph E. Gude Jr. Award to Grinnell College’s recently appointed Dean, Beronda Montgomery, for her achievements as a scholar, mentor, and communicator.

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