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“It’s All Up to You”

At the age of 98, civil rights leader Grace Lee Boggs still has a lot to say. And on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, she came to Grinnell College to say it.

For more than six decades, Boggs…
Yarn Bombing the Peace Grove

Mar 20, 2013

“I was working on my calculus homework in the math lab, and one of the tutors got sidetracked and started to tell me about an article that she had read about ‘yarn bombing’ — people knitting…
Fire and Ice

Mar 20, 2013

To better prepare students for global citizenry, Grinnell College has begun sending entire courses on international field trips during winter break. Here are snapshots of the first trips, which took place in January 2013.
The Next Big Thing is Small

Mar 20, 2013

The New York Times called it “a science fiction dream.” The Times was talking about the app Doug Cook ’94, Ryan Hovenweep ’98 and…
2012-2013 Distinguished Author: Natasha Trethewey

Mar 19, 2013

Natasha Trethewey is the 19th United States Poet Laureate [2012-2013]. In his citation, Librarian of…
Old World Prehistory

Mar 04, 2013

Monument building is a social event.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Mar 04, 2013

Liberal arts and entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand as Grinnellians create new fields.
Psi Chi Chapter 2012-2013 Inductees

Mar 04, 2013
Fall Inductees:
- Elizabeth Steuber '14
- Zoe Cronin '14
- Mai Ha Vu '13
- Seth Howard '14
- Claire Tseng '14
Spring Inductees:<…
Brus Sets NCAA D-III Record

Feb 19, 2013

On Feb. 17, Grinnell Pioneer Michael Brus ’14 swam his way into the national record book, setting an NCAA…
Guest Artist: Nina Assimakopoulos

Feb 15, 2013

Internationally acclaimed flutist Nina Assimakopouloshas been hailed as "...a marvel!" (Münchner Merkur), and a versatile virtuoso with a "dramatic sense of…

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