The Writers@Grinnell series continues with award winning, distinguished author, Tyehimba Jess.

After graduating from Grinnell with a degree in chemistry, Patterson completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago and set out to answer an age old question: how old is planet Earth?

“From the minute I was first introduced to Japanese in elementary school, my life changed,” says Anneke Walker Nagao ’87. “My whole life revolves around that moment.”

From flowering crabapples to sycamores, birches, and firs, the trees dotting Grinnell’s campus have served as familiar landmarks — as well as beloved spots to climb, make art, and meet for class — for generations of Grinnell students.

Anne Harris of DePauw University, who has over 20 years of experience in higher education, will join Grinnell as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College.

Former Student Government Association President and Thomas J. Watson Fellow Opeyemi “Ope” Awe ’15 has been named a Schwarzman Scholar to pursue graduate study in global affairs in Beijing.

Michael Noyce Merino accepted the Iowa Award from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on behalf of his grandfather.

A new Admission and Student Financial Services (ASFS) building designed to meet the needs of prospective and current students and their families is open at the southwest corner of Park Street and Eighth Avenue.

Book release celebration and Reading by Grinnell College English Professor, Hai-Dang Phan who will read from his newly published book, "Reenactments: Poems and Translations."