Celina Karp Biniaz

Commencement 2018

Mar 20, 2018

Celina Karp Biniaz ’52, the youngest Jewish person rescued by Oskar Schindler, a Czech businessman, during the Holocaust, will be Grinnell College’s 2018 Commencement…

Construction site with partially constructed building

Construction update

Mar 20, 2018
The east side of Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH, originally opened in 1916) and Carnegie Hall (opened in 1905 as the College library and used since the 1950s for classrooms and offices) are being enclosed by a new structure.
spread of Grinnell Magazines

Readers Speak Volumes

Mar 20, 2018

How do our readers think we’re doing with The Grinnell Magazine? That question was the main focus of a reader survey conducted by Grinnell’s Office of…

drawing of a skull

Art and Science Unite

Mar 20, 2018

Jackie Brown, professor of biology, and Lesley Wright, director of the Faulconer Gallery, have teamed up to curate an exhibition that explores the relationship…

View of Gates Rawson arch way from behind red bud branches

Persuading Students to Choose Grinnell

Mar 20, 2018

In October of 2017, I had the pleasure of speaking with alumni volunteers on campus during Volunteer Weekend about the work of the admission and financial aid offices. I quizzed their memories of…

Fredo Rivera in Hatian art gallery

Studying Haitian Art in Iowa

Mar 15, 2018
When Fredo Rivera ’06, who grew up in Miami, first came to Grinnell, what he found surprised him. Iowa, it turns out, has one of the largest concentrations of Haitian art in the world.
Erin Whalen

Rising High

Mar 15, 2018

Erin Whalen’s pursuit of educational equity drives the high energy and enthusiasm he brings to his work each day as assistant principal at RISE High, a project-based charter high…

Misha Gelnarova

Q&A with Misha Gelnarova ’18

Mar 14, 2018

Michaela “Misha” Gelnarova — an independent major in international relations and communications, from the Czech Republic — is vice president of academic affairs for the…

Greg Wallace

Conversation with Greg Wallace

Jan 09, 2018

For the first 20 of Greg Wallace’s 28 years at Grinnell, he was head football coach. He has also coached golf and baseball, and he is an associate professor of physical…

Taylor Watts in a modern dance pose

Senior Wins Prize in France on Campus Award Competition

Jan 09, 2018

Taylor Watts ’16, a French and anthropology major, recently received second prize in the 2015 France on Campus Award competition, sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy…

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