Shafiq Khan

EMPOWER PEOPLE: Grinnell Prize Winner Shafiq Khan

Oct 17, 2019
On a special episode of All Things Grinnell, host Ben Binversie talks with Shafiq Khan, the 2019 winner of the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize.
Paul Chan Htoo Sang

A Summer of Advocacy and Support

Aug 20, 2019
What started as a classroom lecture became a way to advocate for immigrants.
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Two Seniors Receive Fulbright Grants to Teach English in Poland and Taiwan

May 08, 2019
Thanks to Fulbright U.S. Student Grants, Andrea Baumgartel ’19 and Katherine McDonald ’19 will serve as assistant English teachers and cultural ambassadors in 2019–20.
Malia Wells works an afternoon shift at Mid-Iowa Community Action.

CLS Program Connects Grinnell-Area Organizations With Paid Student Volunteers

Apr 18, 2019
From local poverty alleviation organizations to schools and conservation groups, the city of Grinnell and surrounding communities are filled with people who welcome the help of Grinnell College volunteers.
Mark Zimmermann puts on a wetsuit for students during their tour of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle

Students Discover How Alumni Utilize Data Science on Seattle Spring Break Trip

Apr 02, 2019
During the STEM Career Community trek to Seattle this spring, students met data scientists who said their job didn’t theoretically exist.
From left: Kate Rohrbuagh welcomes the group to headquarters of the Peace Corps.

From the Peace Corps to the Pentagon, Students Explore International Affairs Over Break

Apr 02, 2019
The Rosenfield Program brings students out of the classroom to delve into international affairs in Washington, D.C., as part of the College’s globally informed, inquiry-led curriculum.
Steven Duong

Steven Duong ’19 Receives $30,000 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Mar 16, 2019
Steven Duong ’19, a newly selected Thomas J. Watson Fellow, will travel to Malawi, China, Thailand, and Trinidad and Tobago in 2019-20 to write poetry and explore the world of freshwater fish.
Opeyemi Awe ’15

Opeyemi Awe ’15 Named Schwarzman Scholar

Dec 06, 2018
Former Student Government Association President and Thomas J. Watson Fellow Opeyemi “Ope” Awe ’15 has been named a Schwarzman Scholar to pursue graduate study in global affairs in Beijing.
Rachel Bass ’19

Rachel Bass ’19 Receives Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Dec 04, 2018
Rachel Bass ’19 has been named one of 48 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The physics and mathematics major from Salem, Oregon, was selected from about 1,000 applicants on the basis of academic merit, as well as leadership and ambassadorial potential.

Interdisciplinary Passions Lead to Education Professions

Jun 06, 2018

by Dan Covino ’10

As a Grinnell alumnus, former classroom teacher, and current Director of the Center for Careers, Life, and Service<…

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