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November Brown ’23 was announced as a finalist of the 51st annual ACM Nick Adams Short Story Contest for her short story “Soft Machines.”

Celina Karp Biniaz, class of 1952, endowed the award to support a graduating senior with two key intentions: 1) To aid students like her who had to overcome obstacles to obtain their education; and 2) To recognize and support such students who wish to pursue careers teaching young people OR working for organizations or governmental entities whose core mission focuses on the education and welfare of young people.

Xonzy Gaddis, a December 2022 graduate currently living in Washington D.C., has received the Elsie M. Stouffer Fellowship from Grinnell College. The $27,000 fellowship award is the result of a generous gift made by Elsie M. Stouffer, a member of the class of 1924.

Student-faculty research teams travelled to Japan and Spain to present research and learn globally.

Five recipients were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2023–24 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

39 third- and fourth-year Grinnell College students invited to become members of the esteemed local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter of Iowa.

Recognizing Contributions and Celebrating Achievements: Honorary Degree Recipients, Emeriti Faculty, and Senior Faculty at Grinnell College's 2023 Commencement Ceremony.

Ekta Shaikh, a third-year student from Pakistan, will explore South Asian representation in art in cities around the United States thank to receiving the Fischlowitz Travel award.

Please come see the exhibit from guest curators in THD-240, EDU-357, and the Grinnell College Libraries, Burling Gallery, lower level.

For Instagram-savvy and feminist baker Becca Rea-Tucker ’15, keeping in touch with her personal experiences and political line has been crucial in shaping her baking empire on Instagram, @thesweetfeminist, and her recipe book, “Baking by Feel.”

Spindler-Krage, a political science major and policy studies concentrator from Rochester, Minnesota, seeks to combat environmental justice in Minnesota, particularly the mining proposals in Northern Minnesota that threaten Indigenous communities.   

Celebrate 40,000 Years of American Art, an important work by Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (b. 1940, citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), was recently added to the Grinnell College Museum of Art’s permanent collection.

The Board of Trustees gathered for their annual meeting on campus May 4-6, 2023.

The Jazz Ensemble at Grinnell is not your typical college jazz band — it’s much more.