Learning on Break

Jun 20, 2014

For some college students, the phrase “spring break” evokes beaches.

It does not often bring to mind phrases such as “career development.”

The Center for…

Mission: Afghanistan Recovery—Part 1

Jun 20, 2014

War has a way of shaping generations. World War II drained Grinnell of its civilian men and spurred the College to offer military training to its remaining students. Vietnam triggered protests…

Willing to Experiment

Jun 20, 2014

In fall 2014, students enrolling in the newly redesigned course Computer Science 322: Team Software Development for Community Organizations will help test a new approach to alumni…

Thinking Differently About Disability and Diversity

Jun 20, 2014

Jennifer Brooks ’15 sits in a yoga-like pose on a blue gymnastics mat on the floor  of her bedroom in Lazier Hall. She faces a widescreen Mac on a table about 4 inches …

By Any Other Name

Jun 20, 2014

Plenty of people agonize about if (and how) they should change their last names when they tie the knot. But few people tackle the problem with the zeal of Caryn Platt ’92 and Paul…

Learning Spaces

Jun 20, 2014

Carnegie Hall and Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH) are landmark buildings on campus whose time has come for major renovation. Students in the humanities and social studies — just as those in other…

Quadratics, Failure, and Graduation

Jun 20, 2014

At least once a week, as I am standing at the whiteboard in front of 16 high school juniors, I completely blank on how to solve the basic math problem I am demonstrating for them. My liberal arts…

Liberal Arts, D.C., and Success

Jun 20, 2014

As I filled out internship applications last March, I set my sights high. Intent on fulfilling my lifelong dream of working in Washington, D.C., I applied primarily to congressional offices in…

Caring Goes Viral

Mar 20, 2014

Alumni create care-package campaign

When you were a student at Grinnell, did you receive any care packages out of the blue?

In a not-so-random act of kindness this winter, born…

Mayflower Community Eyes Expansion

Mar 20, 2014

Housing availability for seniors may be improving thanks to a proposed expansion of Mayflower Community.

Grinnell College is part of a group that assembled land near the Old Glove Factory…

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