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Meet Tilly Woodward - as curator of Academic and Community Outreach with the Grinnell College Museum of Art (GCMoA), Woodward finds her days highly varied, deeply involved with the community, and always packed full. Over the past year, she has planned and facilitated 451 classes and events for people of all ages in collaboration with 39 community partners, 13 campus departments, and 35 individual faculty members.

This summer, 12 Iowa National Service Corps (INSC) members are leading the way in empowering local youth through a unique blend of learning, creativity, and community connection. As part of the Grinnell Education Partnership’s Summer Learning Collaborative, these young leaders are dedicating their summer to combating summer learning loss and building meaningful relationships with children across the Grinnell area. 

History is a lively and fascinating endeavor for Maya Albanese, one of the summer fellows at Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Jamie Friedman joined the Center for American Progress, where she works as a climate policy analyst focused on clean energy transition and reducing pollution from high-emitting industrial facilities.

Jonathan Gilmour ’19 is a cofounder of The Impact Project, a nonpartisan data and research initiative that makes data about government change more transparent and actionable.

There was much joy and a sense of overdue recognition of Grinnell College’s Black alumnae during and after the 2024 dedication of Renfrow Hall, recalls Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Louise R. Noun ’29 Chair in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies.

Suha Gillani ’16 has built a career driven by curiosity about how sustainability can help business unlock growth responsibly.

Nicole Mendez Subieta '21, an economics and sociology major from Bolivia, found lifelong friends, hosted a radio show, and explored the Western U.S. with the Extreme Club. She also pursued her passion for global development through an internship in Ghana and studied abroad in four European countries!

Mary Zheng ’15 reflects on her time as a contestant on “Survivor” and her time at Grinnell.