Grinnell College 2021 Honorary Degree Recipients

Apr 09, 2021
Grinnell College will award honorary degrees to the following individuals making major contributions to the fields of science, humanities and social science.  

2021 Commencement Ceremony

Feb 19, 2021
Grinnell College will host an in-person, outdoor commencement ceremony for graduating seniors on Friday, May 28, 2021, at 10 a.m. In light of current and projected community health conditions, we will not be able to invite families or guests including faculty, staff, and first-year through third-year students to attend this year's commencement.
Katie Bouman

Katie Bouman to Give Commencement Address on May 18

Feb 26, 2020
Katie Bouman, whose algorithm led to the first image of a black hole, will give the 2020 Commencement address.
Joyce DiDonato as Agrippina

Met Opera’s “Agrippina” To Be Streamed Live on Feb. 29, 2020

Feb 18, 2020
Grinnell College will stream Handel’s “Agrippina,” a black comedy about the abuse of power in ancient Rome, on Feb. 29 as part of the Met’s 2019-20 Live in HD season.
Porgy and Bess

Met Opera’s “Porgy and Bess” To Be Streamed Live on Feb. 1, 2020

Jan 29, 2020
George Gershwin’s opera will be streamed live at 11:55 a.m. in Harris Center Cinema as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series.
Peter Mattei as Wozzeck

Met Opera’s “Wozzeck” To Be Streamed Live on Jan. 11

Jan 03, 2020
Alban Berg’s opera about a soldier driven by humiliation and jealousy to murder his lover will be streamed live at 11:55 a.m. on Jan. 11 in Harris Center Cinema as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series.
Scene from Manon

Met Opera’s “Manon” To Be Streamed Live on Oct. 26

Oct 15, 2019
The Met Opera’s production of Jules Massenet’s “Manon,” will be streamed live at noon on Saturday, Oct. 26, in Harris Center Cinema, as part of the Live in HD Series.

Philosopher to Discuss the Underpinnings of Misogyny on Sept. 26

Sep 23, 2019
Kate A. Manne, associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University, will present the Scholars’ Convocation at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101.
Joan Neuberger

Joan Neuberger ’75 Will Discuss the Arts in Stalin’s Russia on Sept. 19

Sep 17, 2019
Joan Neuberger ’75, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss politics of the arts in Stalin’s Russia during the Sept. 19 Scholars’ Convocation Lecture.

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