President

Four new trustees have been elected to Grinnell College's governing board, which meets formally three times during the academic year.

Myrna Y. Hernández will join Grinnell in July 2022

Beronda L. Montgomery, an internationally recognized plant biology researcher and expert on mentoring in science, will join Grinnell in July 2022

As we conclude our semester, we continue to experience and seek to acknowledge the many ways that the pandemic has placed sustained stress on the mental and physical health of our community. The intensity of our communal experience calls for action out of the ordinary to provide a change in pace and time for relief. Time is simultaneously among the most valued and the scarcest of elements of the academic experience, and the action detailed below seeks to institute a demonstrable change of pace for each of us to advance our well-being within our work — a moment to breathe in our hectic schedules.

Anne F. Harris talks about her new book, the significance and relevance of Medieval art today, the transition from teaching to administration, what it's like to head a premiere liberal arts college in the age of Covid (and all else), and her vision for Grinnell. An Authors and Artists podcast episode.

This is the inaugural year of recognizing Juneteenth with a holiday, giving employees of the College an opportunity to celebrate the historic day with loved ones.

The board elected Michael Kahn, a 1974 Grinnell graduate, to a two-year term

U.S. Representative Tom Cole ’71 has voluntarily relinquished the honorary degree he received in 2016.

Anne F. Harris, an energetic leader and gifted teacher, was appointed the 14th president of Grinnell College following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees.

Acting President Anne Harris answers many questions in a video about the coming Fall 2020 term.