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A professor speaks to a classroom full of students

Grinnell Course Explores What Makes Life Worth Living

May 05, 2025
Last year, Professor Elias G. Saba received a grant to develop a class that guides students through the process of developing philosophies for a flourishing life.
black etching on cream paper of trees

Paula Modersohn-Becker’s ‘Landscape under Trees’

May 21, 2025
Highlights from the Grinnell College Museum of Art collection, with expert commentary from Associate Director Dan Strong.
A student reaches down to collect a water sample at Arbor Lake

Exploring Water Quality at Arbor Lake: Grinnellians celebrate Earth Day

Apr 20, 2025
On Earth Day 2025, the Center for Prairie Studies sponsored an event at Arbor Lake for Grinnellians who wanted to learn about what’s in Iowa’s rivers and streams.
Senator Joseph McCarthy stands at a map of the United States holding a pointer in a crowded meeting room. Joseph Welch is seated at a table and holding his head as if tired.

Three-Minute History: Grinnellian Joseph Welch Deals a Blow to McCarthyism

Apr 16, 2025
Grinnell alumnus and attorney Joseph Welch 1914 challenged Senator Joseph McCarthy in a 1954 congressional hearing. In the process, he helped bring about the end of McCarthyism.
Isabel Wilkerson

Celebrated Author and Pulitzer Prize–Winner Isabel Alexis Wilkerson to Deliver 2025 Grinnell College Commencement Address

Apr 16, 2025
Grinnell College is honored to announce that Isabel Alexis Wilkerson, celebrated author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and National Humanities Medal recipient, will deliver the 2025 Commencement address. Wilkerson, a leading voice in narrative nonfiction, is known for her compelling interpretation of the human condition.
Students in the Political Economy of Developing Countries course traveled to Ghana over spring break.

From Grinnell to Ghana

Apr 15, 2025
In spring 2025, students in Barry Driscoll’s Political Economy of Developing Countries course traveled to Ghana to study the economics of cocoa farming.
Dozens of surfers in the green ocean water under a sky that looks green as well

Surfing Safari: Grinnellian explores surfing art and culture

Apr 15, 2025
Olivia Wang ’25 loves to surf. With support from Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship, she traveled to California, Wisconsin, and Florida to explore the sport.
Professor Charlotte Christensen PHY 132 General Physics II taught by Kristen Burton and Charlotte Christensen demonstrates electricity and magnetism

Christensen Wins Grant for Dwarf Galaxy Research

Apr 07, 2025
Associate Professor of Physics Charlotte Christensen was recently awarded a grant of $66,000 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA).
Chikako Inoue

Chikako Inoue ’26 Is This Year’s Recipient of the Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship. 

Mar 28, 2025
This year’s recipient of the Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship, Chikako Inoue ’26 , will explore the history of comfort women in World War II.

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