The Wall Awards inspire generations of Grinnellians.

In her own words, learn what motivates and inspires Anne Harris as she works to lead Grinnell College in a year filled with challenges

A new seven-year plan sets a course that will strengthen collaboration and positive change.

A thriving environmental field station on land that both teaches and inspires.

Transforming lives and perspectives

When a few retired Iowa Congregational ministers wanted to develop a retirement community in the late 1940s, they chose Grinnell for its history as the center of Iowa Congregationalism and close ties to the College. Since then — enriched by common ground and shared goals — connections between the College and the Mayflower community have just grown stronger.

On Yom HaShoah, we honor Holocaust survivor and Professor Emeritus Harold Kasimow, beloved teacher and adviser known for his empathy, his understanding, his thoughtful silences, and his kindness.

Sarah Luebke Sproehnle ’00 has established a faculty scholar award at Grinnell College.

From flowering crabapples to sycamores, birches, and firs, the trees dotting Grinnell’s campus have served as familiar landmarks — as well as beloved spots to climb, make art, and meet for class — for generations of Grinnell students.

Typical January temperatures in Fairbanks, Alaska, hover near 20 below zero. Some of my jogging friends would brave the cold and continue their pastime outdoors. I chose an alternative venue, a narrow track circling the Olympic-size hockey rink at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.