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  1. Sara Garcia ’25
    Academic Excellence

    Sara Garcia ’25 receives the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

    Garcia, from St. Paul, MN, is among 37 students selected nationwide from 155 finalists from 41 partner schools to receive the $40,000 fellowship stipend. The program offers “college graduates of unusual promise a year of purposeful, independent exploration and international travel to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community.”

  2. Rommereim Piece Selected for ASCAP New Music Friday

    Mar 13, 2025
    A piece written by Blanche Johnson Professor of Music John Rommereim titled “Time and Wind” was included on the ASCAP New Music Friday playlist, which Spotify calls “the latest, greatest music from ASCAP songwriters and composers.”
  3. Aaron Yost, class of 2023, was named a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellow in 2024.

    In Pursuit of a Career in the United States Foreign Service: Aaron Yost ’23

    Mar 12, 2025
    Aaron Yost ’23 begins the journey as a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship. Yost received a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship, which will support him in a two-year graduate program, two summer internships, and extensive professional development leading to a Foreign Service Officer position in the U.S. Department of State.
  4. Will and Evelyn Freeman on the outdoor track

    5 Questions with Will and Evelyn Freeman

    Mar 07, 2025
    Will and Evelyn Freeman kindly took a few minutes with us to reflect on what their time at Grinnell has meant to them and to share memories from their years of coaching, mentoring, and learning.
  5. A dancer performs with the Grinnell Singers

    Grinnell Singers Announce Spring Tour

    Mar 06, 2025
    The Grinnell Singers will present their program, The Light is the Same, in a spring tour to six cities across the Midwest from March 9–14.
  6. Students chatting and looking at books in the background, with shelf in the foreground

    Five Questions about GrinnBooks

    Mar 04, 2025
    As an extension of the popular Five Questions series, the Office of Communications and Marketing is sitting down with key Grinnell leaders to get the latest information about important College initiatives. We asked Brad Lindberg, associate vice president of institutional initiatives and enrollment, to get the latest on Grinnbooks.
  7. David Borgmeyer, associate director of Office of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations

    5 Questions with David Borgmeyer

    Feb 27, 2025
    David Borgmeyer, associate director in the Office of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations, discusses his work at Grinnell and his interests outside of work.
  8. Des moines skyline

    Advancing Justice Through Data: Grinnell Students Present Research at Iowa Summit

    Feb 27, 2025
    Assistant Professor of Computer Science Eric Autry and his students Maria Rodriguez ’26 and Linda Jing ’26 recently presented their research findings on systemic biases at the 12th annual Iowa Summit on Justice and Disparities.
  9. students cheering at a basketball game

    Beyond the Scoreboard: A Visual Journey from the 2024–25 Winter Sports Season

    Feb 26, 2025
    The 2024–25 season saw record-breaking performances, unforgettable comebacks, and the unrelenting spirit of the Pioneers — captured in moments that define what it means to compete at Grinnell.
  10. Vintage sepia toned photo of Hannibal Kershaw

    Hannibal Kershaw: Grinnell’s First Black Graduate

    Feb 26, 2025
    Got three minutes? Check out this story from Grinnell College history in honor of Black History Month.

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