Gracie, wearing lab goggles and gloves, sets up a metal column for her experiment.

Taking ‘Learning By Doing’ to a New Level

Oct 19, 2023
Another story in the Summer MAP Series. Gracie Song ’25 jumped headfirst into laboratory research, using a tricky technique to study the structure of a mutated protein.
Kailee, a young woman with curly brown hair, smiles while working at her laptop computer.

Pictionary for Robots

Oct 19, 2023
In the first in a series of stories about Mentored Advanced Projects from summer 2023, follow Katie Shermak ’25 as she models human visual imagination in order to build better artificial intelligence.
A saturated image of an outdoors scene. There isa bridge and a staircase. You can see transparent images on people throughout the image.

Hybrid Film Photography: Grinnellians Experiment with How to Capture the World

Oct 12, 2023
Students Kelly Banfield ’24, Philomena Frasca ‘25, Celia Meagher ‘24, and Stella Lowery ‘24 spent their summer vacation experimenting with the coolest camera brands and films alongside Professor and artist Andrew Kaufman.
A ginger haired student with a colorful pink, blue, green sweater, hands clasped, looks off screen with a slight smile.

Making Sense of Succession: A Grinnell Tutorial Contextualizes Popular TV Series

Oct 11, 2023
The popular HBO television series “Succession” is making its mark in a Grinnell classroom, encouraging students to examine its allusions to renowned artworks, literature, and music.
Four students sit on a gray brick ledge.

Homecoming to Higher Learning: Stories of Grinnell’s Hometown Students

Oct 02, 2023
Four local Poweshiek County students decided to remain in Grinnell, Iowa, for college, only a few miles away from home. 
Kylie Ann Smith '27 and Preston Yoshida '27 stand in a green Mac Field in front of a looming Gates Tower.

From the Islands to the Prairie: Hawaii Students Make Grinnell Home

Sep 22, 2023
Kylie Ann Smith ’27 and Preston Yoshino ’27 traveled 3,985 miles from their hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, to attend college in Grinnell, Iowa. Learn about their motivations here.
Eleanor Elliott-Rude

Eleanor Elliott-Rude ’25 selected for George Washington Carver Internship with the World Food Prize Foundation

Aug 08, 2023
Eleanor Elliott-Rude ’25 was selected for the summer 2023 cohort of the George Washington Carver Internship with the World Food Prize Foundation.
A group of four young men gather around a table.

Grinnell Celebrates the Launch of New Department of African Diaspora Studies

Aug 08, 2023
An exciting new chapter is about to begin at Grinnell as the College launches a new academic department, the Department of African Diaspora Studies.
A person swims in water with red glow.

Grinnell Swim Teams Selected for Spring Scholar All-America Teams

Jul 27, 2023
The CSCAA, an organization striving to advance intercollegiate swimming and diving, recently selected both of Grinnell’s swim teams for the Spring Scholar All-America Teams.
Gates Tower with grass and yellow flowers in foreground

Grinnell College Appoints Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Jul 05, 2023
Marc Reed, Interim Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO) \has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis.

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