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When Chinese immigrants came to the United States in the mid-19th century, many maintained strong ties with their families back home. Assistant Professor of Anthropology Laura Ng, a historical archaeologist studying transpacific migration and Asian diasporic communities, calls them “transnational immigrants.”

Zach Spindler-Krage wrote an op-ed piece (“For the Boundary Waters protection movement, the time is now”) about efforts to protect the Boundary Waters. To his surprise, it was accepted for publication by MinnPost, an independent, nonprofit news source covering issues of interest to Minnesotans.

Marshal Poe ’84 talks with Professor Emeritus Sandy Moffett about how he got to Grinnell, his experience with Grinnell students, and his extensive work preserving Iowa‘s tallgrass prairie, as well as his new book. An Authors and Artists Podcast episode.

This December, Grinnell College awarded community mini-grants totaling $21,724 to three local initiatives and a fourth through the smaller donation grant program. Since 2002, the mini-grant program has directed over $528,000 to 209 community-driven initiatives. 

Professor of Art History Jenny Anger is studying how admiration for female “madness” has affected the reality of women artists with mental illness.

On Friday, Jan. 27, the Grinnell College Museum of Art (GCMoA) will open Devices, Tools, Objects, and Props: Recent Work by Jeremy Chen continuing through Saturday, April 8. A public conversation…

Recipients have projects focusing on trauma education for South Sudanese refugees, a mental health podcast in Nepal, and middle school academic advances in Alabama.

Tilly Woodward, curator of academic and community outreach, and Karen Neal, director of Drake Community Library, were honored by the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation last month with the Spirit of Giving Award for “contagious enthusiasm.”