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  1. Delilah Shapiro, class of 2026, is named the 2026 Baumann Essay Prize recipient.
    Academic Excellence

    Delilah Shapiro ’26 Awarded the Baumann Essay Prize

    Delilah Shapiro received the Frederick Baumann Essay Prize Award that recognizes excellence in education by encouraging Grinnell College students to explore ideas and society in an interdisciplinary and historical context.
  2. Samantha Schmidt, class of 2026, received the Celina Karp Biniaz Model of Resilience Award.

    Samantha Schmidt ’26 Receives the Celina Karp Biniaz Model of Resilience Award

    May 18, 2026
    Samantha Schmidt ’26 has been named the recipient of the Celina Karp Biniaz Model of Resilience Award from Grinnell College. The Award was established to honor Celina’s courageously hopeful life and legacy and bestows a cash prize.
  3. President Anne F. Harris at Commencement 2026

    2026 Commencement Charge Given By President Anne F. Harris

    May 18, 2026
    President Harris's Charge to the Graduates.
  4. 2026 graduation cap

    Baccalaureate Remarks Given By President Anne F. Harris

    May 17, 2026
    Remarks given by President Anne F. Harris on Sunday, May, 17, 2026
  5. Installation view of Chimera, 2026. Presentation by Denniston Hill in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia — In Minor Keys, curated by Koyo Kouoh. Courtesy of ©Villalongo Studio LLC and Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC.

    Grinnell College Museum of Art Makes Debut at Venice Biennale

    May 14, 2026
    The Grinnell College Museum of Art (GCMoA) recently made its debut at the Venice Biennale — one of the most renowned international exhibitions in contemporary art.
  6. Maggie Bian, Saule Keliauskaite, Grisel Hernandez, Andrea Brennen

    Grinnell Women Working to Power Positive Change

    May 13, 2026
    Meet four alums who represent an exciting and untold story about business leaders who have built upon their liberal arts education to power new models of investment, research, and entrepreneurial vision.
  7. student with cows in the background

    Tatum Watkins Named Udall Scholar

    May 13, 2026
    The Udall Foundation awards scholarships and special honors to college sophomores and juniors for study in fields related to the environment and for Native Americans and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care and Tribal public policy.
  8. A two story stucco house with a red tile roof has a sign proclaiming it Hannah Alumni House 1527 Broad St

    Welcome Home, Grinnell Alumni

    May 12, 2026
    The two-story house at 1527 Broad has had College ties for 125 years, but its latest incarnation may be its best yet, as it begins a new life as a place for alumni to get together, talk, and share experiences that are unique to Grinnellians.
  9. students standing with an older couple with an award

    Aaryan Lodaya ’27 Receives Nancy Schmulbach Maly ’61 International Student Leadership Award

    May 12, 2026
    Lodaya, from India, is pursuing majors in Economics and History and has distinguished himself as both a scholar and campus leader. The award, named in honor of Nancy Schmulbach Maly ’61, celebrates students who embody her extraordinary legacy of leadership and service.
  10. Brigittine French

    Brigittine French received $25,000 Wenner-Gren Research Grant

    May 11, 2026
    Professor Brigittine French won a research grant to support an anthropology project in Guatemala

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