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Sarah Smith-Benanti, assistant director of alumni and donor relations for diverse communities, discusses multicultural reunion, exploring Iowa, and her favorite podcasts and sledding spots.

Prof. Meehan was loved not only by her colleagues and students but also by her invaluable administrative assistants, friends in Grinnell, and scholars around the country who remember her encouragement and support of their scholarly work through the years.

Twice a year, Grinnell College awards mini-grants to impactful programs that are making a lasting difference in the Grinnell community. This year’s fall recipients look to improve the town of Grinnell’s education, parks, and fire safety.  

Learn more about Intercultural Affairs’ student-facing staff: Adriana Torres, assistant director of Intercultural Affairs, Latinx/e Student Specialist; Jenée Spencer, director of Intercultural Affairs, Black Student Specialist; and Micho Adler, assistant director of Intercultural Affairs, LGBTQIA+ Student Specialist.

Michael Lawrence is the director of Grinnell’s business and finance community at the Center for Careers, Life, and Service. He delivered a TEDx Talk, “The Best Kept Secret to a Successful Career,” at the University of Delaware.

Professor Emerita of Psychology Janet Gibson recently published her first novel, Jayel: Hands of a Healer, a science fiction book with elements of fantasy and mystery.

President Harris welcomes Grinnellians back for the spring semester.

Learn about research conducted by four new faculty members: Idelle Cooper ’01, Jenny Kenkel, Collin Nolte, and Gina Schlesselman-Tarango

President Harris discusses winter storms, event to model ways to be in dialog even within tense situations, and the death of Professor Emerita Johanna Meehan.

The Rosenfield Program in partnership with the Office of the President and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is excited to announce a special event featuring Justice Alan Page, the first African American justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court and celebrated former NFL player. The event, scheduled for Friday, January 26, at 6 p.m., will take place at JRC 101 on the Grinnell College campus. 

The Staff Council recognized the following staff members at the Annual Staff Recognition Brunch, hosted by the Office of Human Resources on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

Campus will remain closed until 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 16. Updates will be provided by 8 a.m. if the closure is extended. Otherwise, no additional communications are planned.

Campus will remain closed until 8 a.m. Tuesday, January 16 due to dangerously low windchills and hazardous travel conditions across the state. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day; any non-essential services which would otherwise be open during a holiday will be closed.

Myths and Migrations will present more than 30 paintings, collages, and signature velour paper cut-outs by Villalongo, who was a 2021 recipient of the Rome Prize in the visual arts, awarded by the American Academy in Rome.