President Harris welcomes Grinnellians back for the spring semester.

The Rosenfield Program in partnership with the Office of the President and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is excited to announce a special event featuring Justice Alan Page, the first African American justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court and celebrated former NFL player. The event, scheduled for Friday, January 26, at 6 p.m., will take place at JRC 101 on the Grinnell College campus. 

President Harris discusses winter storms, event to model ways to be in dialog even within tense situations, and the death of Professor Emerita Johanna Meehan.

The Staff Council recognized the following staff members at the Annual Staff Recognition Brunch, hosted by the Office of Human Resources on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

Sarah Smith-Benanti, assistant director of alumni and donor relations for diverse communities, discusses multicultural reunion, exploring Iowa, and her favorite podcasts and sledding spots.

Campus will remain closed until 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 16. Updates will be provided by 8 a.m. if the closure is extended. Otherwise, no additional communications are planned.

Campus will remain closed until 8 a.m. Tuesday, January 16 due to dangerously low windchills and hazardous travel conditions across the state. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day; any non-essential services which would otherwise be open during a holiday will be closed.

Myths and Migrations will present more than 30 paintings, collages, and signature velour paper cut-outs by Villalongo, who was a 2021 recipient of the Rome Prize in the visual arts, awarded by the American Academy in Rome. 

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 9 p.m. today, Thursday, January 11, through midnight on Friday, January 12. This storm will have the following impacts for the Grinnell area and the majority of central Iowa:

Michael Lawrence is the director of Grinnell’s business and finance community at the Center for Careers, Life, and Service. He delivered a TEDx Talk, “The Best Kept Secret to a Successful Career,” at the University of Delaware.