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Osera, Honored Grinnell Lecturer, on Automation and Pedagogy with Soul

Mar 07, 2024
Peter-Michael Osera, assistant professor of computer science, gave the 2024 Grinnell Lecture, exploring program synthesis and what automation can reveal to us about the ways we teach and learn.
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All Aboard! ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ Draws on Collective Grinnell History

Mar 08, 2024
The original play ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ is a “throwback party turned time travel train ride,” inspired by Poweshiek County community interviews, student archival research, performances, pageants, and parties of Grinnell’s past. The production will officially premiere in the Flanagan Theatre on Friday, March 8, 2024.
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Leaving a Footprint

Mar 04, 2024
While visiting Grinnell in February as a Mellon Foundation Humanities in Action Alumna scholar in residence, Irma McClaurin ’73 collaborated with students to build an archive of the Black Experience at Grinnell.
Rare materisl from the Grinnell College Archives

Presidential Papers from the Salisbury House Library Collection

Feb 26, 2024
See selected works with presidential ties to U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
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Civil Rights in America: From Reconstruction to the Great Society

Feb 21, 2024
An archive of official publications and primary source material related to civil rights in the United States from the 19th century through the 20th century
Katherine Howell Weingart

Inspiring Grinnell Experiences Over 60 Years Ago Leads to $5 Million Gift

Feb 16, 2024
As a testament to her steadfast commitment to civic engagement, the College is honored to share the news of a $5 million gift, in part for the Katherine “Kathie” Howell Weingart ’61 Civic Innovation Pavilion at Renfrow Hall, made possible by Weingart and her brother, Steve Howell ’63.
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Round 2: Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Lightning Talks

Feb 26, 2024
Grinnellians attended the second installment of New Faculty/Staff Lightning Talks on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
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The Classics Prepare Students for Law School and More

Feb 13, 2024
A classics major is very applicable to the modern world, says Makaila Hootman ’25, who plans to go on to law school.
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Grinnell College Has Been Named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

Feb 13, 2024
Grinnell College is named one of the top producers of 2023–24 U.S. students in the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections, and work to address complex global challenges. 

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