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

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. 

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.”  

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

Elizabeth (Liz) Queathem’s short bio on the Grinnell website lists her as a lecturer in biology and American studies. While true, this is a ridiculously modest assessment of her responsibilities, talents, and interests

Do you know what to do if a fire alarm goes off? What about a tornado warning? Or an active threat? Grinnell College News sat down with Heather Cox, Director of Emergency Management and James Shropshire, Director of Campus Safety to get answers to some of our most urgent questions.

Grinnell College’s Yuki Takahashi ’22 has been awarded a Quad Fellowship by Schmidt Futures.

In spring 2022, the Grinnell College Community Mini-Grant Program awarded the Grinnell Community Early Learning Center $2,824 to provide members of their leadership staff with the chance to learn about new techniques and methods of early learning. 

I am writing today to share that Andy Hamilton ’85 will step down as Director of Athletics and Recreation on Dec. 23, 2022. After a sabbatical, he will return to the faculty as associate professor of physical education, where he teaches a tutorial on Black Athletes and other courses focused on sport sociology, sport journalism, and organization and administration of athletics.

In Anthropological Lives, French and co-author Virginia R. Dominguez introduce readers to what it is like to be a professional anthropologist. An Authors and Artists Podcast Episode

Founded in 1862 during the Civil War at Grinnell College (then Iowa College), the society annually awards scholarships to students who identify as women based on academic excellence, service, leadership and financial need.

Need some assistance with your finals? The Libraries are here to support you. Stop in to our Reference Office across from Burling Library Circulation on first floor and on Reading Day, Monday, December 12 from 1-5pm, get work done at the pop-up Productivity Café on 2nd floor Burling Library.