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A woman in full protective gear holds up a small plastic saliva collection tube. She gestures with the tube as she speaks through a plexiglass window.

Doane Chilcoat ’93: The Pivot From Crops to COVID Tests

Jun 12, 2023
As Iowa struggled to access COVID-19 PCR tests, Chilcoat ’93 and his team at Corteva Agriscience stepped up to play a pivotal role.
Conner Stanfield performs from his living room

Performing in a Pandemic

May 10, 2021
Grinnellians rose to the challenges brought on by remote learning during the 2020–21 academic year. Theatre majors, like Conner Stanfield ’21, didn't let anything get in their way.

A Framework for Academic Progress and Success

Jul 02, 2020
Acting President Anne Harris answers many questions in a video about the coming Fall 2020 term.
Women's volleyball team huddles together

Intercollegiate Athletic Competition During Fall Term 1

Jun 29, 2020
Grinnell athletic teams will not compete against other colleges during the first fall term.
pink tree blossoms with Gates Tower in the background

2020-21 Test Optional Admission Policy

Jun 05, 2020
For the 2020-21 admission cycle Grinnell College will adopt a test optional admission policy.

Special Campus Memo: Planning Considerations for Academic Year 2020-21 Classes

Jun 01, 2020
We cannot expect a traditional academic year in 2020-21 as we build an academic experience within a public health framework. It will be a year of change and adaptation as we seek to manage the number of students, faculty, and staff on campus at a given time and to create as safe a campus environment as possible. We know that no matter how carefully we plan, we must be prepared to exercise flexibility and agility.

Special Campus Memo: Plans to Build Testing Capacity for Fall 2020

May 22, 2020
The College signed a contract with a private testing firm that guarantees capacity for initial and regularized diagnostic (PCR) COVID-19 testing for students, faculty, and staff who will be on campus.

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