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  1. The Grinnell Magazine

    Exploring a Career

    At 12, I wanted to become a mathematician. At 16, I studied English to become a diplomat. Now, at 19, I strive to do marketing.

    It’s good to know what you like, isn’t it? But…

  2. Liberal Arts in Prison

    Jun 20, 2015

    Miles away from the distinguished halls of Grinnell College — behind drab prison walls and electronic gates — an unlikely cohort of students takes…

  3. A Prairie Publishing Venture

    Jun 20, 2015

    Grinnell students are helping launch an online journal at the College while also experiencing what it’s like to be entrepreneurs.

    The interdisciplinary journal, Rootstalk,…

  4. Alumna Pledges $4 Million to Start Global Learning Program

    Jun 20, 2015

    Susan Holden McCurry ’71 has pledged $4 million to Grinnell College to establish the Global Learning Program (GLP). A portion of her gift will come from the Roland and Ruby…

  5. Faces of Philanthropy: Talent

    Jun 20, 2015

    James J. Hill, one of Grinnell’s founders, was a true visionary. He demonstrated it with the ceremonious presentation of a silver dollar in 1846. The sound of a single coin laid down as a first…

  6. More Highly Qualified Applicants

    Jun 20, 2015

    Not only did the total number of applicants go up again for 2015–16 — 6,414 students applied, a 6 percent increase from last year — but the students’ academic…

  7. Yik Yak Blocked from College Servers

    Jun 20, 2015

    In light of continuing incidents and personal attacks on the social media app Yik Yak — including instances of racism, victim-blaming, and anonymous allegations — Information Technology Services…

  8. Alumni Share Views of College’s Communications

    Jun 20, 2015

    During March and April, the College conducted an online survey of alumni to learn more about their reading habits related to The Grinnell Magazine, class letters, email communications,…

  9. Grinnellians Take Manhattan

    Jun 20, 2015

    Twenty Grinnell students spent spring break in the Big Apple with help from their friends in the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights and from alumni who…

  10. Associate Dean Selected for Leadership Program

    Jun 20, 2015

    Maria Tapias, associate dean of Grinnell College, is one of 28 midlevel administrators in higher education nationwide selected by the Council of Independent Colleges to…

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