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  1. Grinnell Magazine

    Post-Polio Challenges Lie Ahead

    As a 12-year-old polio victim in the early 1950s, I faced isolation, closed school doors, and bullying, including a common use of the circular motions recently used by the now president of the…

  2. George Drake

    Portrait of a Teacher:

    Jun 16, 2017

    George Drake ’56 has filled many roles at Grinnell: student, athlete, intern, sabbatical replacement, soccer coach (sort of), trustee, College president, and, perhaps most…

  3. Excavating the Peace Rock

    Jun 16, 2017

    No one on campus had seen the granite boulder known as the Peace Rock in its entirety since April 25, 1914. That’s the day the rock was buried by students opposed to the abolition of the annual…

  4. Around the World, Around the Table

    Jun 16, 2017

    Seven thousand miles from Iowa, I sit around a table of Grinnellians and stare down at the bowl that has just been placed beside our bubbling hotpot. Inside it is an intact organ that looks…

  5. Training for Boston

    Jun 15, 2017

    It’s pitch-dark in Columbus, Ohio, when the alarm breaks the wintery stillness at 5 a.m. Instead of hitting “snooze” and burrowing further under the duvet, Sarah Burnell ’14 laces…

  6. Finding Direction

    Jun 15, 2017

    Austin Simmons ’90 routinely describes Grinnell as a winning lottery ticket. “It was pure luck that I ended up there,” he says. “Grinnell was everything I…

  7. North Campus in the spring with red buds blooming and 2 people walking across

    From fossil fuel divestment to accessibility

    Jun 15, 2017

    Topics relevant to the larger student and alumni community were the focus of discussion sessions between the Alumni Council and College administrators during the council’s March meeting on…

  8. 2017 Honorary Degree Recipients

    Jun 14, 2017

    “Before America was my home, Iowa was my home, and before Iowa was my home, Grinnell was my home.”

    – Kumail Nanjiani ’01, Doctor of Humane Letters

    &ldquo…

  9. Grinnell Prize Awarded to Founder of Essie Justice Group

    Jun 13, 2017

    Gina Clayton is the recipient of the 2017 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize. The attorney and activist founded…

  10. Middle School Summer Astronomy Program

    Jun 12, 2017
    The Summer Astronomy Program will provide an opportunity for middle school students to find out more about the universe.

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