Sira Nassoko ’24 has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2024–25 to explore music and soundscapes of the environment to reveal a lineage of hope and resilience across four countries.
Center for Careers, Life, and Service News
Ryan Solomon and the Listening Project team, which includes both Grinnell community members and Grinnell College students, have been awarded a $3,850 grant from Interfaith America's Bridging the Gap program.

Grinnell College is named one of the top producers of 2023–24 U.S. students in the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections, and work to address complex global challenges.

The Grinnell Listening Project brings together College students and community members to listen and learn from one another in small group discussions. The dialogue sessions – which are facilitated by trained community members and students – are entering year two and have a number of goals, says Ryan Solomon, associate director of civic education and innovation for the Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS).

Michael Lawrence is the director of Grinnell’s business and finance community at the Center for Careers, Life, and Service. He delivered a TEDx Talk, “The Best Kept Secret to a Successful Career,” at the University of Delaware.
A joint venture of the Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS) and the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM), self-service Iris Booth is designed to elevate professional portraits with ease and convenience.

Get some advice, set goals, and be productive at the Productivity Café, Mon., Dec. 11, from 1–5 p.m. in Burling First Floor Lounge.

After a year of travel through six countries, Crys Moosman ’21 returned to Grinnell to share what they learned during their Watson Fellowship journey.
The Externship Program helped Miranda Thomas ‘17 confirm her interest in veterinary medicine. Now a veterinarian herself, she returned as a mentor last spring to help current Grinnell students explore the field of veterinary medicine.
Students, faculty, and staff passionate about civic action and community engagement are invited to discuss and learn during Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact’s annual Civic Action Academy.