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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.

Grinnell College Libraries has access to Adam Matthew's "Everyday Life & Women in America, c.1800-1920 showcasing unique primary source material for the study of American social, cultural, and popular history in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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.

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.”

Short-term job shadows with alumni provide excellent opportunities to learn about work and life from fellow Grinnellians.

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.

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.