President Anne F. Harris thanks campus for use of the bias incident reporting mechanism and provides updates on reporting, cooperation with the City of Grinnell, cameras, the InformaCast safety app, and transportation.

President Anne F. Harris updates campus on academic work, transportation, lighting and neighborhood watch, personal safety tools, educational opportunities, community partnerships.

Todd Armstrong, professor and chair of Russian, Central European, and Eurasian Studies, answers five questions about foraging, chickens, food, and culture.

In this Authors and Artists podcast episode, Charvann Bailey discusses her route to a doctorate in biology, the struggles of post-docking and bench science, and her decision to teach at a liberal arts college as well as her work trying to find new therapies to treat lung cancer.

On Thursday, Oct. 27, Geddes, an international speaker on restorative justice, author, and advocate for racial healing and justice, will present the Scholar’s Convocation, “Defining Community: Resistance and Discovery,” at 11 a.m. and a book talk (registration required) at 3 p.m.

President Anne F. Harris and  Interim Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Marc Reed provide updates on Grinnell College’s actions to increase security and mobilize our campus and community against racist vandalism and harassment.

In “Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess,” Lalonde offers a comparative study of the social, political, and military aspects of the cult of Athena Itonia and its propagation through ancient Greece. An Authors and Artists podcast episode.

In a paper recently accepted for publication in Mathematics Magazine, mathematics faculty Marc Chamberland and Jeff Blanchard tell a uniquely Grinnell story of resilience and of intellectual curiosity applied for the greater good.

A message from President Anne F. Harris - I write today to share the sad news of the passing on Saturday of one of our College’s most remarkable members: President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus George Drake ’56. For the great many Grinnellians who knew George Drake, this news will bring great sadness.

We call on the citizens of Grinnell to mobilize against the acts of racist harassment that continue to happen in the city of Grinnell and the campus of Grinnell College.