President Harris discusses winter storms, event to model ways to be in dialog even within tense situations, and the death of Professor Emerita Johanna Meehan.

Campus will remain closed until 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 16. Updates will be provided by 8 a.m. if the closure is extended. Otherwise, no additional communications are planned.

Campus will remain closed until 8 a.m. Tuesday, January 16 due to dangerously low windchills and hazardous travel conditions across the state. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day; any non-essential services which would otherwise be open during a holiday will be closed.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 9 p.m. today, Thursday, January 11, through midnight on Friday, January 12. This storm will have the following impacts for the Grinnell area and the majority of central Iowa:

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning today, Monday, January 8, through 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9. This storm will have impacts for the Grinnell area and the majority of central Iowa.

Campus Safety received a report of graffiti portraying a star of David on a pillar between Clark and Dibble Halls on the Mac Field side of the building.

Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Families,

The Board of Trustees and College leadership have completed the annual assessment of comprehensive fees in preparation for the 2024–25…

We write in community with you as Grinnellians with the hope that you are in community where you are, with mourning for the anguish that all impacted by the Israel-Hamas war are enduring, and with sorrow for the grief and losses we hold in its wake.

I write to you within the context of these very challenging times to provide recourse and resources for your well-being and to recall our stewardship of our community and of each other. I write especially to Grinnell students, wanting you to know how very much your faculty and staff care about you, as they live in these times with you.

Grinnell College is a global institution, one where events happening thousands of miles away are likely to personally impact students, staff, and faculty.  We are a community where more than 60 languages are spoken, which represents more than 40 nationalities, and which includes a broad diversity of ethnicities and religious affiliations. Over the past 24 hours, multiple messages have been sent through college platforms.