tossing of caps 2025

A World of Promise: The Class of 2025 Commencement in Photos

May 20, 2025
Grinnell College honored the Class of 2025 with a joyful and heartfelt Commencement ceremony, held indoors for the first time since 1996 due to forecasted storms. This photo essay captures the energy and emotion as over 400 graduates from 46 states and 20 countries marked the end of their Grinnell journeys and the start of new chapters ahead.
student with diploma

Grinnell College Celebrates Commencement for the Class of 2025

May 19, 2025
Surrounded by faculty, staff, family, and friends, over 400 graduates walked across the stage, symbolizing the culmination of their academic journeys and the beginning of new chapters ahead.
Group of students in Prague on a Global Learning Program trip

Exploring the Intersection of Dance and Language

May 15, 2025
The Theorizing Dance and Language courge, co-taught by Professor Cynthia Hansen and Professor Emerita Celeste Miller, spent spring break in Prague exploring the cross-disciplinary collaboration between linguistics and choreography.
White blossoms on tree branches in front of a campus building

Grinnell Announces Faculty Promotions, Tenure

May 08, 2025
Grinnell College is proud to announce that 11 faculty members have received promotions this spring.
A flowering tree next to Goodnow Hall

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Recognize Outstanding Academic Achievements

May 06, 2025
A total of 34 newly and previously elected members of Grinnell’s classes of 2025 and 2026 are being recognized this year by Phi Beta Kappa for their outstanding academic achievements.
The commencement stage during the 2024 ceremony with graduates in he foreground.

Grinnell College Will Award Four Honorary Degrees During Commencement Ceremonies

May 06, 2025
Four exceptional individuals will be awarded honorary degrees in recognition of the significant contributions each has made to their fields of expertise during Grinnell College’s 2025 Commencement ceremony to be held on May 19, 2025.
headshot of person in green and blue top with dark blue backdrop

Grinnell College Appoints Ruth P. Feingold Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean

May 02, 2025
Ruth P. Feingold will join Grinnell College on July 1 as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. She will also hold the rank of professor in the department of English with contributions to Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies. Dr. Feingold currently serves as Dean the College and Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Willamette University in Salem, OR.
Gates Rawson tower stands at the center of an aerial view of North Campus. Tall, green trees hide much of the buildings and the west side of town. The sky is blue with fluffy wite clouds

Grinnell College Receives Hearst Foundations Grant to Enhance Transfer Student Recruitment and Support

Apr 11, 2025
Grinnell College has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations to expand its efforts in recruiting and supporting transfer students from both two- and four-year institutions.
North Campus in the spring with red buds blooming and 2 people walking across

Grinnell College Civic Engagement Leaders Receive Regional Recognition

Apr 14, 2025
Two members of the Grinnell College community have been recognized with prestigious civic engagement awards from Seed Coalition. Wiralba Pichardo ’25 – Recipient of the Presidents’ Student Leadership Award and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Andreas Jozwiak – Recipient of the Presidents’ Civic Engagement Leadership Award.

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