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The first time I served meals for Grinnell College Students was on a dreary Saturday morning in April. My colleagues from the College’s Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS) and I delivered over 240 meals on that deserted and lonely campus. In my experience of uncertainty and change while navigating Grinnell, I was mesmerized by the new realities of an unknown world.

Auditions for the Grinnell Singers will take place Aug. 26–28.

Anne F. Harris, an energetic leader and gifted teacher, was appointed the 14th president of Grinnell College following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees.

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency recently announced major changes to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program that could severely limit the opportunities of international students to enroll in U.S. colleges and universities. We stand with our students in opposing these changes.

Acting President Anne Harris answers many questions in a video about the coming Fall 2020 term.

Acting President Anne Harris thanks Grinnell College community members for coming together in new ways to advance educational excellence and serve the common good under some of the most challenging circumstances many have ever experienced.

Humor, once thought a silly topic for research, is now widely studied and presented as a special topics course by Janet M. Gibson, professor of psychology.

Grinnell College Libraries has purchased the World Cinema Collection featuring the best of silent-era films, masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and contemporary films from around the world.

President Kington shares his reflections of his time at Grinnell and expresses appreciation for the trust, support, and graciousness that have been given from Trustees, faculty, staff, alumni, community members, and most of all our students and their families.