Colorful caricatures show what people eat, see, and experience when living or visiting Grinnell. The mural gives new life to a public space and shares a heartfelt message for everyone to see. It also tells a story of what a welcoming community looks like.
Schwab comes to Grinnell College from Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), in Boston, Mass., where she served as Managing Director and Vice President of Finance.
Tommy Hexter ’21 shares his path to serving the Grinnell community as a Poweshiek County Water and Soil Commissioner.
An increase in the number of donors is one of many philanthropic highlights for 2020–21.
Grinnell College faculty members have been selected for a number of prestigious awards, fellowships, and scholarly prizes over the past few months.
Victoria Jones’ social innovation work centers Black joy, activism, and community building in Memphis.
In response to the pandemic, the College Garden started donating most of their produce to MICA, an association that helps reduce food insecurity in the community.
Short-term job shadows with alumni provide excellent opportunities to learn about work and life from fellow Grinnellians.
Each major and concentration at Grinnell College has a Student Educational Policy Committee (SEPC), a group of students who are “working to improve student experience in the major or concentration department and the Grinnell community as a whole.”
Anthony Wenndt ’15 helps improve global food safety using the scientific foundation he started developing through his MAPs at the College.
The Baumann Essay Prize, established in 1993 and funded by David ’51 and Audrey Lowe ’52 Hammer, distinguishes the dynamic classroom contributions of Frederick Baumann, professor of history at Grinnell from 1927 to 1954.
Susan Ferguson, professor of sociology, has been awarded the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching award from the American Sociological Association (ASA).
The Grinnell College Department of Political Science faculty has named Sriyash Prajval Kadiyala ’21 the recipient of the 2021 Young W. Kihl ’59 Political Science Prize.
The Udall Foundation awards scholarships and special honors to college sophomores and juniors for study in fields related to the environment and to Native Americans and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care and tribal public policy.
