Close up of Clarkia xantiana, a flowering plant

Scientific Research from Home During the Pandemic Summer of 2020

Aug 06, 2020
How a biology professor and two students pivoted to make the best of a research opportunity
Americorps volunteers deliver meals in the loggia

Serving College Student Meals During a Worldwide Pandemic

Jul 22, 2020
The first time I served meals for Grinnell College Students was on a dreary Saturday morning in April. My colleagues from the College’s Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS) and I delivered over 240 meals on that deserted and lonely campus. In my experience of uncertainty and change while navigating Grinnell, I was mesmerized by the new realities of an unknown world.
Young boy

World Cinema Collection

Jul 01, 2020
Grinnell College Libraries has purchased the World Cinema Collection featuring the best of silent-era films, masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and contemporary films from around the world.

Schvalla Rivera Appointed Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion and Senior Advisor to the President

Jun 22, 2020
As a member of Grinnell’s senior leadership team Rivera will work closely with the President on institutional planning, developing short- and long-range strategies, policy development, and problem-solving. Dr. Rivera will start her new role here on July 1, 2020.
Tim Dobe teaching a religious studies course

Because They’ve Been in Your Shoes

Jun 08, 2020
Faculty are not only mentors and advisers — they’re role models for how to navigate classes, careers, and life.
College students march in a political protest

Introducing Peace and Conflict Studies

Jun 08, 2020
If you’re interested in making the world a better place, Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies is a class where you’ll develop flexibility and nimbleness to pursue your vision.
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MUSE in Focus: Confronting Structural Racism

Jun 05, 2020
The Grinnell College Libraries has been given temporary access to a selection of free scholarship from Project Muse publishers on the history of structural racism in the United States and how the country can realize anti-racist reform.
Jin Feng at a restaurant in China

Food Nostalgia in Contemporary China

May 27, 2020
Catch up with Jin Feng, professor of Chinese and Orville and Mary Patterson Routt Professor of Literature, in this Asian Ethnology Podcast interview.

Grinnell College Graduating Seniors and Alumni Receive Fulbright Grants

May 21, 2020
Four Grinnell seniors and two alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. student grants for research/study and teaching English in 2020–21.

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