Bao Ying Chen ’14, biomedical physics graduate student at UCLA, was drawn to Grinnell by its commitment to diversity, the financial resources offered to students, and the flexibility of its individually advised curriculum. “Without Grinnell’s help, I do not think I would have been able to pursue a higher education degree,” says Chen, a first-generation college student.
Dr. Emeran Mayer, a professor, neuroscientist, and gastroenterologist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, will give a Scholars’ Convocation Lecture about microbes at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, in Room 101 of the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center.
BIO 305 explores Iowa’s ecological past, present, and future.
Alberta Ferrario will discuss the controversial concept of Hinduism and offer possible ways to understand and talk about this complex tradition at 7:30 p.m. April 9, 2019, Rosenfield Center Room 101.
For first-generation students, getting into Grinnell is just the first hurdle. Figuring out how to survive, much less thrive, is a whole series of hurdles. And it’s less a sprint over a brightly lit track than a marathon through a dark tunnel with blind curves, switchbacks, and alarming obstacles.
Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre will be streamed live at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30, in Harris Center Cinema as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series.
Alumnus to create Grinnell biology endowed chair in honor of father, former professor
Grinnell is committed to strengthening the educational components of student experiential learning opportunities on campus. Long-term strategic planning efforts focused on student employment opportunities led to the creation of a Training and Student Employment Coordinator position in the Human Resources office in 2014. Now, we are in the process of creating a new position to focus exclusively on supporting the academic component of paid student positions on campus, and of considering additional opportunities for making sure these positions prepare students with critical career-readiness skills.
Steven Duong ’19, a newly selected Thomas J. Watson Fellow, will travel to Malawi, China, Thailand, and Trinidad and Tobago in 2019-20 to write poetry and explore the world of freshwater fish.
In honor of his father, Denver-area cardiologist and farmer Carlos Mendoza ’72 will create the Dr. Guillermo Mendoza Endowed Chair in the biology department with a planned gift of $4.25 million.
Award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil will lead a panel discussion about writing poetry at 4:15 p.m. in the living room of Mears Cottage and then read from her work at 7:30 p.m. in the Hotel Grinnell ballroom on Thursday, May 2, as part of the Writers@Grinnell Series.
Dan Reynolds, Seth Richards Professor in Modern Languages, will present his reflections on visits to Holocaust memorials and museums, the topic of his recent book <em>Postcards from Auschwitz: Holocaust Tourism and the Meaning of Remembrance</em>.
Tommy O'Donnell ’20, a resident of Plymouth, England, will to travel this summer to Arizona, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and New York to explore how U.S. communities are creating and defining their own food and agriculture systems.
The Grinnell Singers, the College's premier choir, will perform in five concerts during a spring concert tour of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa from March 16-21.