News ,
Three people sit in colorful chairs around a small table in a sunlight area with ceiling height windows

Newly Renovated Norris Hall Has Become a More Inviting Place

Apr 11, 2023
Known by generations of Grinnellians for being dark and cold, Norris Hall is now being seen in a new light.
A tasty array of pastries and a hot drink sit on a table while a line of people queue for the cafe in the background

Cuisine From Around the World on the Menu at College’s Global Café

Apr 10, 2023
The café has provided international students with a taste of home while promoting cultural awareness.
A girl with in a yellow jacket and a girl in a beige shirt laugh while pointing to something at the computer screen they share.

Students Receive National Recognition for Statistics Research

Apr 04, 2023
Students in Ryan Miller and Shonda Kuiper's fall 2022 statistics courses have won second and third place titles in the National Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition.
Tilly Woodward with GC Preschool Students

Grinnell College Museum of Art Prepares the Audience for the Future

Apr 04, 2023
Tilly Woodward, Grinnell College Museum of Art Curator of Academic and Community Outreach, has been welcoming Grinnell community preschoolers to the museum for more than a decade.
A young man with curly brown hair stands outside the Joe Rosenfield Center and smiles slightly. He is wearing a red fleece under a green winter coat.

Managing Waste and Creating a Culture of Sustainability

Mar 28, 2023
Tristan Davis ’25, compost and recycling sustainability coordinator, champions a campus philosophy of environmental stewardship.
children playing with art at the park

Grinnell Education Partnership Secures New Funding, Inspires Student Involvement with Local Youth

Mar 29, 2023
GEP’s strategies include early literacy enrichment activities, equity and inclusion, and family engagement to help interrupt intergenerational poverty.
A large, circular atrium houses machinery used to measure the results of laser experiments in the interior chamber. The atrium is awash in blue light, and a banner on the central chamber reads National Nuclear Security Administration.

Adrian Barnes ’05: Behind A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

Mar 21, 2023
In 2007, a Grinnell grad joined the team of scientists at the National Ignition Facility. This December, they reached their decades-old goal.
Ed Cohn meets with students

Cohn Wins Grant to Study KGB’s ‘Prophylactic Chats’

Mar 20, 2023
Professor of History Edward Cohn has won a grant from the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) to conduct research on the KGB tactic known as the “prophylactic chat” — an "invitation" sent to citizens suspected of “anti-Soviet acts.”
Liz Rodrigues

Liz Rodrigues to Pursue a Mellon New Directions Fellowship Through a $220,000 Grant from the Mellon Foundation

Mar 17, 2023
The Mellon New Directions program allows mid-career scholars in the humanities to undertake formal training in fields outside their own to be able to conduct high-quality cross-disciplinary projects. 
Emma Schaefer, class of 2023, has been named a 2023-2024 Thomas J. Watson Fellow

Emma Schaefer ’23 Receives the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Mar 16, 2023
Schaefer has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2023–2024 to explore music’s potential to inspire climate action by deepening people’s connection to nature and their communities.

We use cookies to enable essential services and functionality on our site, enhance your user experience, provide better service through personalized content, collect data on how visitors interact with our site, and enable advertising services.

To accept the use of cookies and continue on to the site, click "I Agree." For more information about our use of cookies and how to opt out, please refer to our website privacy policy.