Faculty Awards and Accomplishments News

Clark Lindgren, Patricia A. Johnson Professor of Neuroscience, has been awarded a $515,078 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

PRRI’s Public Fellows program is part of its Religion and Protecting Democracy Initiative, which supports scholars and practitioners whose research advances understanding of the complex ways religion intersects with American civic life.

Grinnell College professors Marc Chamberland and Jeff Blanchard have been named the 2025 recipients of the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), recognizing their outstanding exposition in a mathematics article.

The Alliance for the Advancement of Liberal Arts Colleges has awarded Grinnell College economics professor Xinchan Lu a $20,000 grant to host a workshop for faculty members at liberal arts colleges.

The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction has awarded Grinnell College sociology professor Ross Haenfler the Helena Lopata Mentor Excellence Award, recognizing his accomplishments as a mentor to and advocate for junior scholars in the field of symbolic interactionism.

Professor Jin Feng developed a new Grinnell course that is likely one of the only stand-alone courses devoted to Chinese web fiction in North America.

Grinnell College is proud to announce that 11 faculty members have received promotions this spring.

Last year, Professor Elias G. Saba received a grant to develop a class that guides students through the process of developing philosophies for a flourishing life.

Professor Jon Andelson discusses his 50 plus year relationship with Grinnell College.

Two members of the Grinnell College community have been recognized with prestigious civic engagement awards from Seed Coalition. Wiralba Pichardo ’25 – Recipient of the Presidents’ Student Leadership Award and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Andreas Jozwiak – Recipient of the Presidents’ Civic Engagement Leadership Award.