Center for Careers, Life, and Service

The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship program, named after distinguished U.S. diplomat Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, offers a unique opportunity to promote positive change in the world.

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.

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.

Monday, May 15, 1–5 p.m., Burling First Floor Lounge. Study in a quiet communal space, enjoy free treats, set goals, and get stuff done!

Through the Social Innovator in Residence program, students will have the chance to engage with inspiring leaders who are making an enduring difference in the world, fostering interdisciplinary creativity, and promoting civic engagement and social change.

Grinnell Faculty/Staff Research Series Event, 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Burling First Floor Lounge

Schaefer has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2023–2024 to explore music’s potential to inspire climate action by deepening people’s connection to nature and their communities.

This project, funded through a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to the ACM on institutionalizing high-impact practices, will engage registrars at ACM institutions in discussions of how to develop institutional and systems-level approaches to supporting community-based teaching and learning practices that include policies, practices, and curricular reform.

Grinnell College is proud to be named one of the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2022–23 Fulbright U.S. Students.