Congratulations, President Harris!
President Anne F. Harris was inaugurated as Grinnell’s 14th president on Saturday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. CDT
The Inauguration of President Anne F. Harris, held Saturday, May 7, 2022, is complete. You can watch President Harris' Inaugural Address above, or view the full inauguration ceremony.
14th President of Grinnell College
Anne F. Harris
Anne F. Harris, an energetic leader and gifted teacher, joined Grinnell College in 2019 as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College. Later that year, the Grinnell Board of Trustees appointed her to serve as acting president; in 2020, the board unanimously selected Harris to be the 14th president of Grinnell College. During her tenure here, President Harris has quickly become a trusted and admired member of the College community. Before coming to Grinnell, she served for more than two decades as a professor of art history at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind.; for three years, she was also vice president for academic affairs at DePauw. At Grinnell, Harris has demonstrated remarkable leadership in the areas of diversity and inclusion, academic program and community development, and financial stewardship and fundraising. A prolific researcher and author, she has published numerous articles and juried and invited papers; Harris also co-authored a textbook on medieval art history, which was published in 2021.
Community Event
Prairie Planting on North Campus
President Harris’ inauguration provides us with an opportunity to celebrate Grinnell College’s sense of place. This prairie will provide participants the chance to renew Iowa's native landscape, have fun, pay respect to native cultures, and build community.
New Date: This event has been postponed from May 6 to May 13 due to wet conditions.
Friday, May 13, 2022
2–4 p.m. CDT
North of Ward FieldInauguration Celebration Concert
A high energy concert will feature guest artist and instructor Michela Marino Lerman (NYC), and all-original student music from the Grinnell Jazz Ensemble, Digital Music Making, Sonic Activism, and Tap is Music! No tickets required.
Friday, May 6, 2022
7:30 p.m. CDT
Sebring-Lewis Hall, Bucksbaum Center for the ArtsCommunity Event
Community Art Project
We invite you to join us in creating a community art project as part of the reception following the Inauguration ceremony. We will be folding origami paper cranes and sharing them throughout the community and the nation. Local students, community members, and Grinnell College students have been folding cranes leading up to this celebration.
Saturday, May 7, 2022
11:30 a.m–1 p.m CDT (UTC−05:00)
Kington Plaza