Will and Evelyn Freeman kindly took a few minutes with us to reflect on what their time at Grinnell has meant to them and to share memories from their years of coaching, mentoring, and learning.

Got three minutes? Check out this story from Grinnell College history in honor of Black History Month.

Grinnell College announced today that a $10 million estate gift from the Robert N. Noyce Trust will establish an endowed chair in computer science, a fund for curricular development, an endowed scholarship, and an endowed fund for scientific equipment, as well as support the Pioneer Fund, which addresses the College’s most pressing needs.

Staff members of The Scarlet & Black, Grinnell College’s student newspaper, recently attended the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) awards ceremony, where they achieved remarkable success, earning multiple individual and staff awards. Their dedication to high-quality journalism was recognized with one of the most prestigious honors of the evening—being named 2024 News & Multimedia Organization of the Year.

Karmi Mattson ’97 describes why she pledged a $150,000 gift to name the exterior garden event space behind Grinnell College’s new Alumni House.

Julia Shangguan ’18, who graduated with a double major in studio art and biology, fused her passions to create comics on various scientific topics. Follow Shangguan on her Instagram, @going_guan.

As a student, Melissa Koch ’90 learned from alumni who came before her. Now, as an alum, she is returning the favor by working with current students.

A group of Grinnell alumni has created a fund to support a Mentored Advanced Project to study the history of concerts at Grinnell and Georgia Dentel, who made them possible.

Four Grinnell students are working with Professor Sarah Purcell ’92 to research the history of concerts at Grinnell. Their Mentored Advanced Project includes a focus on legendary Grinnell staff member Georgia Dentel.