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  1. Survival skills for the fittest

    Grinnell students learn the ancient skills of hunting and gathering in an unusual course taught by Professor of Anthropology John Whittaker. In this class, students are required to gather acorns and…
  2. Shuchi Kapila

    Following the Connections

    Jan 04, 2013

    Shuchi Kapila believes that English is an academic discipline that is anything but merely academic.

    "By the time I got to university, the study of English had become a cutting-edge…

  3. Suit Up

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author:  Sunanda Vaidheesh '12

    Grinnellians love to dress up. We embrace every chance to put away our homework and don the most ridiculous, fantastic…

  4. Tutorial: A Laughing Matter

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author: Ross Preston '10

    Thinking back to the summer before I came to Grinnell, I recall an inordinate amount of anticipation for everything Grinnell…

  5. Leveling the Playing Fields

    Dec 20, 2012

    When George Drake ’56 was a student at Grinnell, he didn’t give much thought to the fact that his female peers couldn’t play sports. “The women watched,…

  6. The Fourth State of Media

    Dec 20, 2012

    Argentine journalist Rodolfo Walsh spent his last minutes alive on March 25, 1977, in a gory shootout with military thugs in front of his home. The day before, he had sent a letter to newspapers,…

  7. A Gathering of Psych Majors

    Dec 20, 2012

    Peter Kranz ’63 hadn’t returned to Grinnell since he graduated. An associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas-Pan American, Kranz wanted to visit campus — and…

  8. Leading Interfaith Dialogue

    Dec 20, 2012

    “I’ve always been intoxicated with books,” says Harold Kasimow, professor emeritus of religious studies, who was hired by the College in 1972 to help establish its Religious…

  9. Conferencing at Grinnell …

    Dec 20, 2012

    “Your services are wonderful.” “Campus staff … are all very helpful and pleasant.” “Top notch … cannot think of one [experience] in particular that was the ‘best.’” “It was all very good — the…

  10. Planning Strategically

    Dec 20, 2012

    In August of 2011, the College began a strategic planning process that included a year of research and study and solicited more than 1,200 comments and suggestions from the entire Grinnell…

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