NaNoWriMo logo on left and Grant Faulkner ’87 with a book titled The Savage Detectives

Inspiring Novelists Around the World

Oct 29, 2013
Novelist Grant Faulkner ’87 inspires nearly a half-million would-be novelists in a 30-day international writing marathon.

Kate Walker Selected as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of the College

Jul 30, 2013

President Raynard Kington is pleased to announce that Kate Walker will be the next vice president of finance and treasurer of Grinnell College. Walker is currently the assistant vice president of…

Rocky’s Light(en)ing

Jul 30, 2013
Benjamin Doehr ’15 spent his summer lighting up Frank N. Furter, Magenta, Brad, and Janet.

Almost Everyone is Afraid of Writing

Jul 30, 2013
Writers@Grinnell's visiting authors give young writers insight into the possible.
Young woman in garden boots weeding a patch of young plants

Agriculture on Campus

Jul 29, 2013
Grinnell’s student garden and local foods co-op connects students with the community.
Jordan Scheibel tosses some radishes into a bucket

Grinnell Farms

Jun 28, 2013
Navigating complex issues such as sustainability, chemical input, food justice, and land consolidation, Grinnellian farmers are a thoughtful, passionate presence in the American agriculture sector.

Old World Prehistory

Mar 04, 2013
Monument building is a social event.

Yarn Bombing the Peace Grove

Feb 03, 2013
A guerilla art project knits together a group of students, townspeople, and local alumni.
Harry Hopkins 1912

Katherine Kraft Harris '38

Feb 03, 2013

Katherine Kraft Harris ’39 died at Westminster Canterbury Richmond (Va.) on April 23 at the age of 93. Katie, as she was called, was born in Des Moines, Iowa and educated in the public…

Harry Hopkins in youth

Harry's War: Historic Photos

Jan 23, 2013

Harry Hopkins 1912 is best known as a the architect of the Works Progress Administration. But he had an arguably more important role in world history — as an aide to F.D.R. during…

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