Oct 17, 2023
In West Hollywood, Los Angeles, Grinnell’s young alumni gathered to enjoy a fabulous drag brunch.
Alumni Relations News
Jul 17, 2023
Douglas brings a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, with a particular focus on fundraising and operational objectives within higher education.
Jun 12, 2023
As Iowa struggled to access COVID-19 PCR tests, Chilcoat ’93 and his team at Corteva Agriscience stepped up to play a pivotal role.
Jun 1, 2023
Grinnell College’s 143rd Alumni Reunion Weekend is taking place June 1-4 throughout numerous venues on campus and around Grinnell. At last count, 1,400 guests have registered to attend.
Dec 9, 2022
Grinnell College’s Yuki Takahashi ’22 has been awarded a Quad Fellowship by Schmidt Futures.
Dec 5, 2022
Grinnell College will honor Edith Renfrow Smith, Class of 1937, one of the College’s most accomplished and beloved alumni, by naming the Civic Engagement Quad (CEQ) Core Building in her honor.
Oct 9, 2022
Deqa Aden ’18 has been named a 2022 Obama Scholar by the Barack Obama Foundation; an honor given to 25 emerging leaders worldwide in recognition of their community service. As an Obama Scholar, Aden will participate in specially designed leadership development courses at the University of Chicago, where she is currently pursuing a master’s degree from the Harris School of Public Policy.
Aug 17, 2022
Beisner, a class of 2022 graduate from Grinnell, Iowa, and originally from Denton, Texas, majored in psychology and Spanish with the intent of pursuing a graduate degree in social work and public policy.
Jun 14, 2022
Four new trustees have been elected to Grinnell College's governing board, which meets formally three times during the academic year.
Jun 13, 2022
Grinnell College recently received a gift from Liyan Chen ’12 and her husband Brian Solomon, which was made in honor of Grinnell resident Jean Libbey, an enthusiastic host of international students.
Alumni Relations Stories
After two younger brothers saw my financial aid package they chose to come to Grinnell too. Your support has changed the lives of my family.
Why would I go somewhere that doesn’t feel the way Grinnell feels? I knew I wanted to be in an intentional community — with individuals who were both focused on their academics and dedicated to creating a supportive environment.
Allison Wong ’12, Officer
There was a point that I was like ‘I love teaching, but I also really love research,’ and I didn’t realize that there was a career where I could kind of meld the two.
Alexandra Odom ’16, Ph.D. student in history
Coming to Grinnell, seeing so many interesting people organizing and doing different things …, opened me to other ways of thinking and thinking I could do more [creative work].
Sam Nakahira ’19, Master of Fine Arts at the Center for Cartoon Studies