A coach works with athletes in the weight room

Strength and Conditioning Coaches Help Student-Athletes Build Strength, Resilience, Confidence

Sep 23, 2025
For the first time ever, Grinnell athletes can call on two strength and conditioning coaches, Steve Lewis and Maddy Griess, who can focus on this important training component. 
Gates drone shot in the fall

Grinnell Earns Recognition for Innovation, Teaching, and Value

Sep 23, 2025
Grinnell advanced in several areas in the 2025–26 U.S. News & World Report rankings of National Liberal Arts Colleges.  
A black and white vintage photo of about a dozen young men and women in two rows

Three-Minute History: Joe Rosenfield 1925

Sep 22, 2025
After Joe Rosenfield graduated from Grinnell in 1925, he dedicated much of the rest of his life to nurturing and preserving the College that meant so much to him.
students walking on campus in the fall

Grinnell College Board Welcomes Four New Trustees

Sep 22, 2025
Four new members have been elected to the Grinnell College Board of Trustees.  All trustees are elected by the full board and serve a term of four years; each trustee is eligible for re-election for three additional consecutive, full terms.  
Ruby Brent, Melanie Oden, Associate Professor Mariko Shigeta Schimmel,Travis Chu, Howard Youngdahl

Celebrating Grinnell’s First Japanese Majors

Sep 19, 2025
On May 19, 2025, Grinnell College graduated its first cohort of Japanese majors. This group of students started learning Japanese in fall 2021, Grinnell’s first semester back to in-person learning after a year and a half of online learning.
Five students on a dark stage holding black binders

Photo Essay: At Hotel MacGuffin

Sep 25, 2025
A photo essay showing the rehearsal of At Hotel MacGuffin
Professor Lindgren and Student

Professor Clark Lindgren Receives NIH Grant to Study Synaptic Stability

Sep 18, 2025
Clark Lindgren, Patricia A. Johnson Professor of Neuroscience, has been awarded a $515,078 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
The Simmons family (l-r): Ellie, Austin, Molly, and Kelly Simmons

From Pioneer to Partner: Simmons Champions Mental Health in Athletics

Sep 09, 2025
A lifelong athlete, Austin Simmons sees numerous benefits to having specialized sports counseling at Grinnell.
Students sitting in HSSC lobby

Grinnell Welcomes 27 New Faculty Members for the Academic Year

Sep 18, 2025
In August, Grinnell College welcomed 27 new faculty members to campus through New Faculty Orientation (NFO), marking the beginning of the 2025–26 academic year.
White text on blue background reads Building Bridges. The words are integrated into a stylized suspension bridge

Building Bridges

Sep 10, 2025
From scholarships and mentoring to care packages and study breaks, alumni affinity groups support students while connecting Grinnellians from every era

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