May 26, 2023
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.
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May 17, 2023
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.
May 17, 2023
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.
May 16, 2023
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.
May 10, 2023
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!
Apr 27, 2023
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.
Mar 30, 2023
Grinnell Faculty/Staff Research Series Event, 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Burling First Floor Lounge
Mar 16, 2023
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.
Mar 3, 2023
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.
Feb 10, 2023
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.
Center For Careers, Life, And Service Stories
I would definitely credit that experience with helping me to have a persuasive application and making me want to do this type of work.
The best work that we can do for the environment, for nature and wildlife, and for each other, is get involved with the local communities because that is where the impact of our work can be seen.
I really appreciate that I went to school in a time when I learned to relate to the patient, professionally, socially, and personally.
You never know where your life is going to take you. So be open to possibilities that might open up.
Conservation work needs individuals who can foster a mindset of interconnectedness.
What is One Health? It’s “recognizing the interconnected relationships between human, animal, and environmental health and working together across those disciplines and sectors," says Griffith.
Our social environment affects how we study other organisms. We often use the animal world as justification or examples for how humans should be, which is dangerous.
Helping recover that story felt urgent. The work was physically intense but meaningful.
This experience was really emotionally intense (but) it was really fulfilling and powerful. It definitely confirmed that that's something that l need to have in my life.
Grinnell definitely prepared me for my future in medicine … good studying habits, how to keep up with courseload, how to advocate for myself in the classroom, seek out professors, and how to work with people. All of those skills got really fine-tuned at Grinnell.
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Noah Biniam ’26 has big goals. He has plans of being a cinematographer one day.
Through internships, study abroad opportunities, and support from the Center for Careers, Life, and Service, he's prepared for this fast-paced career.
Through internships, study abroad opportunities, and support from the Center for Careers, Life, and Service, he's prepared for this fast-paced career.