A group of graduating students at commencement, clapping for a speaker at the ceremony

Where They Go, What They Do: Graduates After Grinnell

Apr 08, 2025
Finding one’s way in the “real world” can be tough, but Grinnell College students consistently meet the challenge, as our 2021-24 graduates demonstrate.
Closeup photo of purple coneflowers with Gates Tower in the background

Saba Explores the Life of Plants

Apr 04, 2025
A former student inspired Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and History Elias G. Saba to think more deeply about plants.
Kristen Burson

Kristen Burson Awarded Department of Energy Visiting Faculty Program Grant for Research at Brookhaven National Lab

Apr 03, 2025
This prestigious award enables faculty from institutions not classified as "Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity” or “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" to work alongside leading scientists at DOE-funded national labs during the summer.
2 students standing one in white science coat

Two Grinnellians Receive Goldwater Scholarships

Apr 01, 2025
Erik Genet ’26 and Shabab Kabir ’26 have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. 
Professor Charlotte Christensen PHY 132 General Physics II taught by Kristen Burton and Charlotte Christensen demonstrates electricity and magnetism

Christensen Wins Grant for Dwarf Galaxy Research

Apr 07, 2025
Associate Professor of Physics Charlotte Christensen was recently awarded a grant of $66,000 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA).
Chikako Inoue

Chikako Inoue ’26 Is This Year’s Recipient of the Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship. 

Mar 28, 2025
This year’s recipient of the Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship, Chikako Inoue ’26 , will explore the history of comfort women in World War II.
Laura Ng

Professor Laura Ng Receives Grant for Archaeological Research on the Rock Springs Chinatown in Wyoming

Mar 26, 2025
The funding will support an archaeological excavation in southwestern Wyoming, focusing on the historical Rock Springs Chinatown.
A screenshot of Eli Conrod-Wovcha on Senegalese television news

Student Becomes Celebrity in Senegal

Mar 24, 2025
Eli Conrod-Wovcha ’26 was excited to study abroad in Senegal in the fall of 2024, but he never expected to become a celebrity there.
A smiling young woman poses in from of colorful flags.

Economics: The Art of Making Choices

Mar 17, 2025
After graduation, economics and Chinese major Jivyaa Vaidya accepted a job with Morningstar Inc., a global financial services company headquartered in Chicago.

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