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  1. Isabella Nesbeth ’26
    Academic Excellence

    Isabella Nesbeth ’26 Awarded the Baumann Essay Prize

    Isabella ‘Bella’ Nesbeth has received the Frederick Baumann Essay Prize. The award recognizes excellence in education by encouraging Grinnell College students to explore ideas and society in an interdisciplinary and historical context.
  2. A long row of Chinese style red lanterns

    Chinese Web Fiction Course Breaks New Ground

    May 30, 2025
    Professor Jin Feng developed a new Grinnell course that is likely one of the only stand-alone courses devoted to Chinese web fiction in North America.
  3. Students dressed in graduation regalia

    Library for Alumni

    May 29, 2025
    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.
  4. Special Olympics Event

    More Than a Meet: Grinnell Student-Athletes Partner with Special Olympics Iowa

    May 28, 2025
    The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) recently partnered with Special Olympics Iowa to host their annual Central Region Track and Field Qualifier on April 26.
  5. The Center for Careers, Life, and Service helps ensure internships reamin possible for students.

    Opening Doors

    May 27, 2025
    Grinnell's internship funding unlocks life-changing opportunities for students worldwide.
  6. Student Skipping off Stage

    Recognizing Four Individuals Who Helped Shape the Class of 2025’s Time at Grinnell

    May 27, 2025
    Each year, Grinnell College’s graduating class has the opportunity to recognize individuals who have profoundly shaped their student experience—not just in the classroom, but in moments of everyday care, kindness, and connection. For the Class of 2025, four exceptional individuals have been named Honorary Class Members: Peggy Elliott, Renee Bourgeois Parsons, David Stanley, and Jani Springer.
  7. Evan's Grinnell Journey Banner photo

    Evan’s Journey

    May 27, 2025
    Evan Hurst ’21 studied local LGBTQ+ history, interned at a Seattle filmmakers’ collective, explored the prairies of Iowa, and discovered that they are, in fact, a cat person.
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    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.
  9. Students in Professor David Harrison’s Spring 2025 advanced French seminar, Molière: Performance and Adaptation

    Grinnell Students Pitch Ideas on Molière Play to Charles Newell of Court Theatre at the University of Chicago

    May 20, 2025
    Students in Professor David Harrison’s Spring 2025 advanced French seminar, Molière: Performance and Adaptation, pitched theatrical production concepts to a nationally renowned theatre director in Chicago.
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    A World of Promise: The Class of 2025 Commencement in Photos

    May 20, 2025
    Grinnell College honored the Class of 2025 with a joyful and heartfelt Commencement ceremony, held indoors for the first time since 1996 due to forecasted storms. This photo essay captures the energy and emotion as over 400 graduates from 46 states and 20 countries marked the end of their Grinnell journeys and the start of new chapters ahead.

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