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Sarah Purcell talks about her new book, Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era, in this Authors and Artists episode.

Grinnell College will stream “Cinderella” on Jan. 5 as part of the Met’s 2021-22 Live in HD season. The Office of Community Partnerships, Planning, & Research is offering free tickets at the door to all attendees which is made possible through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This event is free and open to the public.

Host Marshall Poe ’84 talked to George Drake about his personal history and memoir in this Authors and Artists episode.

As we conclude our semester, we continue to experience and seek to acknowledge the many ways that the pandemic has placed sustained stress on the mental and physical health of our community. The intensity of our communal experience calls for action out of the ordinary to provide a change in pace and time for relief. Time is simultaneously among the most valued and the scarcest of elements of the academic experience, and the action detailed below seeks to institute a demonstrable change of pace for each of us to advance our well-being within our work — a moment to breathe in our hectic schedules.

Your Grinnell student days may be coming to a close, but your quest for knowledge does not have to be. To support alumni’s lifelong learning endeavors, the Grinnell College Libraries and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations are pleased to provide alumni with access to a range of academic databases.

Jasper Yang '22 repeats as a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Division III first-team selection, and was voted Team Member of the Year, emerging atop a field that includes more than 25,000 men who play soccer at the D-III level.

The Office of Communications has partnered with the New Books Network to create a new podcast initiative showcasing the creative processes and latest work of Grinnell alumni, faculty, and staff.

Writers@Grinnell Reading with Jerald Walker on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 8 p.m. via Zoom.

Writers@Grinnell Distinguished Author Reading with Terrance Hayes on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 8 p.m. in the Joe Rosenfield ’25 (JRC) Center, Room 101.