Grinnell-in-Silicon Valley

Dec 20, 2012

A dozen Grinnell students take a fall-break trip to the land of Noyce.
They return to campus wired.

During October break, 12 Grinnell students…

138!

Dec 20, 2012

On Tuesday, Nov. 20, Taylor — a 5'10" biochemistry major from Black River Falls, Wisc. — shattered the NCAA scoring record in a basketball game against Faith Baptist Bible College, of Ankeny, Iowa…

Social Justice Pioneers

Dec 20, 2012
Grinnell hosted its second annual Grinnell Prize symposium Nov. 12–16.

Conferencing at Grinnell …

Dec 20, 2012

“Your services are wonderful.” “Campus staff … are all very helpful and pleasant.” “Top notch … cannot think of one [experience] in particular that was the ‘best.’” “It was all very good — the…

The Nana Project

Dec 20, 2012

When Victoria Brown, L.F. Parker Professor of History, became a grandmother in 2007, she set out to read a history on grandmothers in America — and found there wasn’t one. “There…

Serving Alumni Volunteers

Dec 20, 2012

Arlene Holmes and Melanie Drake ’92 are assistant directors of alumni relations — Holmes, for career development, connecting alumni with students who can benefit…

Leading Interfaith Dialogue

Dec 20, 2012

“I’ve always been intoxicated with books,” says Harold Kasimow, professor emeritus of religious studies, who was hired by the College in 1972 to help establish its Religious…

Riding RAGBRAI

Dec 20, 2012

The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) has been a state tradition since 1973. For the past four years, a Grinnell team has joined the now-15,000-strong bike ride for seven…

Washington-in-Grinnell

Dec 20, 2012

This fall, Grinnell got a brief, behind-the-scenes glimpse of the presidential campaign. On Sept. 18, Vice President Joe Biden visited Grinnell’s Harris Center to talk about issues such as student…

A Gathering of Psych Majors

Dec 20, 2012

Peter Kranz ’63 hadn’t returned to Grinnell since he graduated. An associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas-Pan American, Kranz wanted to visit campus — and…

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