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A crowd of protesters holding signs against the World Trade Organization

Building Community through Protest

Mar 11, 2024
Sharon Quinsaat’s book, “Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora,” looks at how protest allows migrants to form a community that extends across borders.
A grainy, light beige bacground split into three sides. In the middle square, a shadow of a person in a huge dress being held by a shadow of a hand. On their left, a shadow of someone bowing in formal duke-like clothes.

All Aboard! ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ Draws on Collective Grinnell History

Mar 08, 2024
The original play ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ is a “throwback party turned time travel train ride,” inspired by Poweshiek County community interviews, student archival research, performances, pageants, and parties of Grinnell’s past. The production will officially premiere in the Flanagan Theatre on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Irma McClaurin poses with a smiling Edith Renfrow Smith

Leaving a Footprint

Mar 04, 2024
While visiting Grinnell in February as a Mellon Foundation Humanities in Action Alumna scholar in residence, Irma McClaurin ’73 collaborated with students to build an archive of the Black Experience at Grinnell.
A choir sings on risers onstage, led by a male conductor

Grinnell Singers Take to the Road for Spring Tour

Mar 01, 2024
The Grinnell Singers, under the direction of Conductor John Rommereim, will be traveling east for the group’s week-long spring concert tour, March 16–22.
Four students of color make Valentines Day cards

The Joy of Connecting

Feb 26, 2024
Grinnellians celebrated Black History Month as “Unapologetically Black Month,” highlighting the strength of community as Black students came into joy and celebration with each other.
Rows of seats are occupied by people in the first floor lounge of the library. Someone stands on the right side of the room.

Round 2: Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Lightning Talks

Feb 26, 2024
Grinnellians attended the second installment of New Faculty/Staff Lightning Talks on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
A young woman in sunglasses poses in front of ancient ruins in Greece.

The Classics Prepare Students for Law School and More

Feb 13, 2024
A classics major is very applicable to the modern world, says Makaila Hootman ’25, who plans to go on to law school.
A closeup view of ancient cave art depicting a red deer in Covalanas cave

Dazzlement: A Visit to the Covalanas Cave

Feb 02, 2024
John Rommereim, a Grinnell music professor, traveled to Spain to see the cave art and wrote an essay, “Connecting the Dots at Covalanas Cave.”
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Grinnell Coursework Promotes Zoning Policy Change

Feb 05, 2024
Christian Cardenas recently wrote an op-ed about how residential zoning laws in Minneapolis contribute to inequality. His was published on the Minnesota Reformer website. The article was his final project for The Sociology of Law course last fall.
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Grinnellian Talks On-Set Experience in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Feb 06, 2024
In the Oscar-nominated film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” movie enthusiasts can watch out for Josh Waddell ’97, who blends seamlessly into the world of 1920s Osage County, Oklahoma.

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