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  1. A business owner serves pizza to a Grinnell College student
    Campus & Community

    Flavors Of 50112

    The Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Office of Community Partnerships, Planning and Research, and Division of Student Affairs for a downtown business event to welcome first-year students and Renfrow Hall residents.
  2. RSVP Banner Image

    RSVP – An Invitation to First-Year Student Success

    Aug 20, 2025
    Grinnell College is piloting a new student success program called RSVP (Retention Student Success Validation and Progression). At the heart of RSVP is a team of “hosts” who are poised to connect with new students and help them feel comfortable getting involved in campus life.
  3. RS8 (left to Students in Laura Ng's summer MAP excavating at the site of the Rock Springs Wyoming Chinatown.

    Unearthing Forgotten Stories

    Aug 19, 2025
    Professor Laura Ng leads students in a summer Mentored Advance Project (MAP) on an archeological dig to unearth the forgotten history of the Rock Springs Wyoming Chinatown.
  4. A vintage black and white photo of the 1894 Iowa College football team

    Three-Minute History: ‘Champions of Iowa’

    Aug 18, 2025
    The last two decades of the 19th century were an era of athletic success that earned Iowa College (now Grinnell) a legitimate claim to the title “Champions of Iowa.”
  5. coffee cup in front of building

    New Weekly Series Invites Community to Connect Over Coffee

    Aug 15, 2025
    Held on Friday mornings from 9:00–10:00 a.m. throughout the academic year—with Thursday sessions during Board of Trustees weeks—each gathering features a different campus guest and offers community members a welcoming opportunity to connect over coffee.
  6. Monica Sanders with Students

    Applications Now Open for Grinnell College’s 2026–27 Social Innovator in Residence Program

    Aug 14, 2025
    The Social Innovator in Residence Program is a unique opportunity for global changemakers to reflect, collaborate, and amplify their work while mentoring the next generation of social innovators.
  7. Sociology professor Ross Haenfler, smiling and wearing a black shirt

    Sociology Professor Ross Haenfler Wins Award for Mentorship

    Aug 13, 2025
    The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction has awarded Grinnell College sociology professor Ross Haenfler the Helena Lopata Mentor Excellence Award, recognizing his accomplishments as a mentor to and advocate for junior scholars in the field of symbolic interactionism.
  8. Grinnell Student Engages in Legal Advocacy for Detained Immigrant

    Aug 12, 2025
    Ben Albrecht '26 speaks about his summer internship with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
  9. Lotus Liu ’27 presenting her research on black hole shadows. A projection of black hole concept images displays behind her.

    Gravitational Pull: Students Model the Mysteries of Black Holes in Summer MAPs Course

    Aug 08, 2025
    Four physics students extend models for some of the universe's most mysterious phenomena.
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    Aug 07, 2025
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