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  1. Sarah Barks and Neko the Dog
    Civic Engagement

    Paws and Purpose: Grinnell College Students Partner with PALS

    Students at Grinnell College have been putting their passion for animals into action through a collaboration with the Poweshiek Animal League Shelter (PALS), a local nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and rehoming animals. In partnership with PALS, Grinnell students have been socializing and helping dogs learn basic manners in order to give them a better chance of finding loving, forever homes.
  2. Monica Sanders

    Monica Sanders Social Innovator in Residence Appointment to Begin Spring 2025

    Jan 29, 2025
    Monica Sanders, the inaugural Social Innovator in Residence, will be in residency March 24 – May 10. Her residency is a keystone of Grinnell’s commitment to advancing social justice and civic engagement, providing a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration and meaningful community impact.
  3. Students gathering to talk in HSSC

    Fresh Starts: January around Grinnell

    Jan 28, 2025
    This photo essay explores the beauty of winter, the joy of learning, and the vibrant moments that make Grinnell come alive in the heart of the season!
  4. Exterior of Bucksbaum Center for the Arts

    Stephen Appleby-Barr’s ‘Nimco, The Dissertation,’ 2022

    Jan 27, 2025
    Highlights from the Grinnell College Museum of Art Collection, with expert commentary from Associate Director Dan Strong.
  5. Andrea strolls along a canal in Denmark with a row of colorful housees and small boats

    Andrea’s Journey

    Jan 27, 2025
    Grinnell made Andrea Suazo Rivas ’24 feel like an individual and not just a number. She was also attracted to Grinnell’s strong international community.
  6. Blue tinted image of a compass and map on desk with small Project Muse logo in the corner

    If You Like JSTOR, Try Project Muse

    Jan 27, 2025
    Project Muse® provides Grinnell students, faculty, and staff access to full-text scholarly journals and books in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more.

  7. David Harrison Elected Executive Director of the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century Studies

    Jan 22, 2025
    David Harrison, professor and department chair of French and Arabic, has been elected executive director of the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century Studies (SE17).
  8. Me smiling at the camera with the sunset in the background

    Katie’s Journey

    Jan 22, 2025
    Katie Goodall ’23 made lots of friends her first year by being brave. Later on, she pursued theater opportunities at Grinnell, interned with the College Garden, and lived together with her friends in Colorado.
  9. An outside view of Herrick Chapel with snow

    Grinnell to Install Two New Endowed Faculty Chairs

    Jan 21, 2025
    The Grinnell community is invited to attend an installation ceremony for two new endowed professors at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Herrick Chapel.
  10. Claire standing in front of building window

    Claire’s Journey

    Jan 21, 2025
    Claire Pollard ’22 applied Early Decision to Grinnell and has never looked back. She volunteers at a local animal shelter, worked for the former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during election season, secured a remote internship while spending a summer in Grinnell, studied abroad in Denmark, and prepared for a career in law by job-shadowing a Grinnell alum and attorney.

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