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In her own words, learn what motivates and inspires Anne Harris as she works to lead Grinnell College in a year filled with challenges

Writers @ Grinnell director Dean Bakopoulos interviews his sister, novelist and essayist Natalie Bakopoulos, author of the acclaimed new novel, Scorpionfish (Tin House, 2020).

Join us for a virtual event celebrating the publication of two recent books of poetry by acclaimed authors: “Republican Fathers” (Nine Mile Books) by Ralph James Savarese and “Old Horse, What Is to be Done?”(Tiger Bark Press) by Stephen Kuusisto.

Poets and pals Ada Limón and Jennifer L. Knox read from their award-winning work and share a public conversation, moderated by Dean Bakopoulos.

Grinnell Education Partnership is recognized with a third consecutive National Pacesetter Award and five AmeriCorps members begin their service for 2020–21.

About 2 dozen tenure-track and term faculty from art history to theatre and dance joined the Grinnell College community in fall 2020. The new faculty members’ varied research and teaching interests present students with even more compelling choices for rounding out their unique curriculum plans for the year.

Grinnell was selected for the institution’s outstanding and sustained contributions, vision, and leadership in architecture and planning for more than 50 years.

SHAW and Human Resources will be providing free flu vaccinations on campus this fall for all enrolled students and all current employees.

During this time of campus-wide reflection on the ways in which we recognize and take action on racial inequities and injustice, and strive together to create an inclusive community, I share with you plans for us to come together this week to support, share and learn from one another the ways in which we can do the work ahead of us.

We are cancelling classes tomorrow, Monday, September 21, to recommit ourselves to equity and inclusion and to recognize the violent loss of one of our community.

Chemistry major Madison Wardlaw ’20 won a highly competitive WW Pennsylvania Teaching Fellowship for 2020–21.

Join award-winning poets Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil for a reading from their works and conversation with Writers@Grinnell Director Dean Bakopoulos.

Join internationally renowned poet and performance artist, jessica Care moore, Writers@Grinnell, Virtual Artist-in-Residence 2020-21, for a reading from her work and discussion. Moderated by Professor Lakesia Johnson.