As summer draws to a close, anticipation builds for the arrival of the Class of 2029 and the start of another year of discovery and connection. Grinnell College opens its doors to the Class of 2029 — 421 students whose stories, talents, and ambitions will shape our community in the years ahead.

Professor Laura Ng leads students in a summer Mentored Advance Project (MAP) on an archeological dig to unearth the forgotten history of the Rock Springs Wyoming Chinatown.

Held on Friday mornings from 9:00–10:00 a.m. throughout the academic year—with Thursday sessions during Board of Trustees weeks—each gathering features a different campus guest and offers community members a welcoming opportunity to connect over coffee.

The Social Innovator in Residence Program is a unique opportunity for global changemakers to reflect, collaborate, and amplify their work while mentoring the next generation of social innovators.

Grinnell College Board of Trustees member Christina Cutlip ’83 and her husband, Mark Cutlip, made a lead gift to establish The Gurira Family Scholarship Fund in honor of Rogers Gurira, who taught chemistry at Grinnell, and his wife Josephine, who worked in Burling Library.

Grinnell alumni receive Fulbright grants for English teaching assistantships

Grinnell College’s Associate Vice President for Finance, Nancy Combs, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Her appointment was endorsed during the NACUBO Annual Meeting in July.

Four physics students extend models for some of the universe's most mysterious phenomena.

Last spring, students in the Sociology Practicum course taught by Professor of Sociology Susan Ferguson served the community while getting real-life experience.