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Director / Assistant Dean for Residence Life Dennis J. Perkins Jr. talks about his work and podcast, and the risks and benefits of technology.

Grinnell College is named one of the top producers of 2023–24 U.S. students in the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections, and work to address complex global challenges. 

A classics major is very applicable to the modern world, says Makaila Hootman ’25, who plans to go on to law school.

David Harrison recognized with Scholarly Edition in Translation Award from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender

In the Oscar-nominated film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” movie enthusiasts can watch out for Josh Waddell ’97, who blends seamlessly into the world of 1920s Osage County, Oklahoma.

Christian Cardenas recently wrote an op-ed about how residential zoning laws in Minneapolis contribute to inequality. His was published on the Minnesota Reformer website. The article was his final project for The Sociology of Law course last fall.

The Board of Trustees gathered for their winter meeting on campus February 1-3, 2024.  

John Rommereim, a Grinnell music professor, traveled to Spain to see the cave art and wrote an essay, “Connecting the Dots at Covalanas Cave.”

Grinnellians got a taste of their colleagues’ research during the first in a series of New Faculty/Staff Lightning Talks on Tuesday.

As President Harris announced on the first day of class, a team has been working to create diverse opportunities for our community to learn about and come together to share and explore our own relationships with the war and crisis in Israel and Gaza. We hope to hear from people highly engaged on this topic and connect more as a campus around these issues.   

Learn about research conducted by four new faculty members: Xiao Chen, Julian Rios Acuña, Xiaoxue (Wendy) Sun, and Putu Hiranmayena

Grinnell College marked a significant milestone in Renfrow Hall's construction with a Topping-Off Ceremony. Weitz, the construction company, noted this event signals the completion of the building's skeleton structure, with the elevator hoist beam serving as the focal point. Attendees shared in the unique opportunity to sign this pivotal piece before it was raised into place.

Please visit the Special Collections and Archives’ exhibit in Burling Gallery, lower level.

Vivero Digital Fellow Mikey O’Connor ’24 has harnessed his passion for web development to advance the digital presence of Rootstalk, a journal that captures and explores the essence of the Midwestern landscape.