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Evan’s Journey

May 27, 2025
Evan Hurst ’21 studied local LGBTQ+ history, interned at a Seattle filmmakers’ collective, explored the prairies of Iowa, and discovered that they are, in fact, a cat person.
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Students SPARK Change Through Community Innovation Challenge

Jun 03, 2025
Grinnell College students partnered with local organizations to pitch innovative, community-focused solutions as part of the annual SPARK Challenge. Two teams were awarded $4,000 each to implement projects supporting early childhood literacy and food access through community gardens.
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More Than a Meet: Grinnell Student-Athletes Partner with Special Olympics Iowa

May 28, 2025
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) recently partnered with Special Olympics Iowa to host their annual Central Region Track and Field Qualifier on April 26.
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Recognizing Four Individuals Who Helped Shape the Class of 2025’s Time at Grinnell

May 27, 2025
Each year, Grinnell College’s graduating class has the opportunity to recognize individuals who have profoundly shaped their student experience—not just in the classroom, but in moments of everyday care, kindness, and connection. For the Class of 2025, four exceptional individuals have been named Honorary Class Members: Peggy Elliott, Renee Bourgeois Parsons, David Stanley, and Jani Springer.
Jerry Seaman

A New Role for Jerry Seaman

May 09, 2025
As of July 1, 2025, Jerry Seaman will be serving as Special Advisor to the President for Strategy. His thoughtful, inclusive, and data-driven approach to addressing emerging issues has been both welcome and valuable during his time as interim dean.
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A World of Promise: The Class of 2025 Commencement in Photos

May 20, 2025
Grinnell College honored the Class of 2025 with a joyful and heartfelt Commencement ceremony, held indoors for the first time since 1996 due to forecasted storms. This photo essay captures the energy and emotion as over 400 graduates from 46 states and 20 countries marked the end of their Grinnell journeys and the start of new chapters ahead.
Students in Professor David Harrison’s Spring 2025 advanced French seminar, Molière: Performance and Adaptation

Grinnell Students Pitch Ideas on Molière Play to Charles Newell of Court Theatre at the University of Chicago

May 20, 2025
Students in Professor David Harrison’s Spring 2025 advanced French seminar, Molière: Performance and Adaptation, pitched theatrical production concepts to a nationally renowned theatre director in Chicago.
Penny Bender Sebring and Charles Ashby Lewis

$1 Million Gift Gives CLS a Flexible Foundation for Student Support

May 18, 2025
The latest gift from Penny Bender Sebring ’64, H’15, a former Grinnell trustee, and her husband, Charles Ashby Lewis H’15, establishes an endowment that will provide CLS greater flexibility and ensure it can readily embrace new opportunities for supporting students.
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Grinnell College Celebrates Commencement for the Class of 2025

May 19, 2025
Surrounded by faculty, staff, family, and friends, over 400 graduates walked across the stage, symbolizing the culmination of their academic journeys and the beginning of new chapters ahead.
Francisco Pantoja Martinez, class of 2025, received the Celina Karp Biniaz Model of Resilience Award.

Francisco Pantoja Martinez ’25 Receives the Celina Karp Biniaz Model of Resilience Award

May 18, 2025
The Award was established to honor Celina’s courageously hopeful life and legacy and bestows a cash prize. Celina Karp Biniaz, class of 1952, endowed the award to support a graduating senior with two key intentions: One, to aid students like her who had to overcome obstacles to obtain their education. Two, to recognize and support such students who wish to pursue careers teaching young people OR working for organizations or governmental entities whose core mission focuses on the education and welfare of young people.

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