A Grinnell “Survivor”

Jun 20, 2025
Mary Zheng '15 reflects on her time as a contestant on "Survivor" and her time at Grinnell.
Group of students in Prague on a Global Learning Program trip

Exploring the Intersection of Dance and Language

May 15, 2025
The Theorizing Dance and Language courge, co-taught by Professor Cynthia Hansen and Professor Emerita Celeste Miller, spent spring break in Prague exploring the cross-disciplinary collaboration between linguistics and choreography.
Rosenfield Professor in Social Science Jonathon Andelson, working with an Adz at one of his spoon carving demonstrations.

5 (or So) Questions with Jon Andelson

May 05, 2025
Professor Jon Andelson discusses his 50 plus year relationship with Grinnell College.
Laura Ng

Professor Laura Ng Receives Grant for Archaeological Research on the Rock Springs Chinatown in Wyoming

Mar 26, 2025
The funding will support an archaeological excavation in southwestern Wyoming, focusing on the historical Rock Springs Chinatown.
Photo of Laura Ng

Faculty and Staff Research Series Presents a Research in Progress Talk with Laura Ng

Sep 27, 2023
Please join the Grinnell College Libraries at 4:15 p.m., Oct. 3, as we continue our faculty/Staff Research Series with Laura Ng, assistant professor of anthropology, for her Research in Progress talk, “Archaeological Landscapes of Chinese American Communities in the Southwestern Urban Frontier.”
flowers looking up towards sky

Grinnell Professors Awarded $20,000 AALAC Workshop Grant

Jun 23, 2023
Grinnell College Professors Leslie Gregg-Jolly (Biology) and Katya Gibel Mevorach (Anthropology and American studies), along with Phoebe Lostroh ’94 (Associate Professor, Molecular Biology) from Colorado College, have been awarded a prestigious workshop grant of $20,000 from the Alliance to Advance Liberal Arts Colleges (AALAC).
A child and an adult add their artistic touches to the glitter truck.

Visions of Grinnell

Feb 15, 2023
With input from as many area residents as possible, the Build a Better Grinnell 2030 (BABG) project will produce a comprehensive assessment of needs and strengths, as determined by the people themselves.
Anthropology Department

Faculty Research Presentations from the Department of Anthropology

Feb 10, 2023
Lectures will include “Diaspora and Double Happiness: Tracking Rice Bowls Across the Pacific” with Laura Ng and “Applying Anthropology in Build a Better Grinnell 2030 Community Visioning Project” with Monty Roper.

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