News

In response to the pandemic, the College Garden started donating most of their produce to MICA, an association that helps reduce food insecurity in the community.

Each major and concentration at Grinnell College has a Student Educational Policy Committee (SEPC), a group of students who are “working to improve student experience in the major or concentration department and the Grinnell community as a whole.”

Short-term job shadows with alumni provide excellent opportunities to learn about work and life from fellow Grinnellians.

Anthony Wenndt ’15 helps improve global food safety using the scientific foundation he started developing through his MAPs at the College.

The Baumann Essay Prize, established in 1993 and funded by David ’51 and Audrey Lowe ’52 Hammer, distinguishes the dynamic classroom contributions of Frederick Baumann, professor of history at Grinnell from 1927 to 1954.

The Grinnell College Department of Political Science faculty has named Sriyash Prajval Kadiyala ’21 the recipient of the 2021 Young W. Kihl ’59 Political Science Prize.

Susan Ferguson, professor of sociology, has been awarded the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching award from the American Sociological Association (ASA).

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships and special honors to college sophomores and juniors for study in fields related to the environment and to Native Americans and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care and tribal public policy.

This is the inaugural year of recognizing Juneteenth with a holiday, giving employees of the College an opportunity to celebrate the historic day with loved ones.