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Institute for Global Engagement

  1. Two students smile as they present. A TV screen displays Bulgarian food.

    Grinnellians Share Their Culture and Stories with “Middle of Everywhere” Series

    Oct 10, 2024
    Students led a presentation on their home country, Bulgaria, as part of the “Middle of Everywhere” series hosted by the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA).
  2. An oval of stone slabs carved with the names of Austrian Holocaust victims under a blue Vienna sky

    A Trip to Remember

    Aug 08, 2024
    Two recent courses that explored Jewish life, history, and culture culminated in a 10-day class trip to Austria, Poland, and Hungary.
  3. A line of students trek uphill through lush foliage in the Brazilian countryside. The sky is blue and dotted with clouds.

    Bittersweet: A Global Pursuit of Sugar’s Past

    Jul 09, 2024
    Traveling to Cuba, Louisiana, and Brazil, 15 Grinnellians spent a semester studying the colonial legacy of sugar production.
  4. Looking out the front window of a jeep on a game drive, with a young woman sitting in the front seat.

    From Savanna to Permafrost: GLP Students Track the Origins of Disease

    May 31, 2024
    Students in the Spring 2024 Global Learning Program Course Emerging Infectious Diseases traveled to South Africa and Alaska to conduct fieldwork at the forefront of disease ecology.
  5. Christine Duncan

    Innovative Vocal Workshop and Performance Series Featuring Christine Duncan

    Oct 31, 2023
    November 2-10, Grinnell College will play host to internationally-renowned vocalist, Christine Duncan. During her time on campus, she will work with music department students to develop vocal and improvisational skills.
  6. A student with black hair and pink shirt gestures with her hands as a student in the foreground looks intently in her direction.

    Global Envoys: Peer Mentoring and Inclusive Excellence

    Oct 19, 2023
    Global envoys are poised to help fellow students connect to educational global opportunities, no matter their interests and backgrounds.
  7. outside HSSC

    U.S. Department of State IDEAS Program Awards Grinnell College Grant to Build Study Abroad  Capacity

    Jun 08, 2023
    The IDEAS grant will fund a site-based workshop for faculty and staff to deepen and expand Grinnell’s offerings in course-embedded travel for semester courses across the curriculum.
  8. Students get up close and personal with country music through course-embedded travel.

    Country Culture

    May 10, 2023
    Course-embedded travel allowed students in Professor Mark Lavers course on country music to meet with industry insiders and get an inside look at the subject.
  9. Brigittine French

    Brigittine French Awarded NEH Grant to Study Maya Testimonies in Visual History Archive

    Apr 24, 2023
    The grant will support her project entitled "Maya Testimonies in the Visual History Archive: Transcribing, Translating, and Accessing Survivor Life Histories."
  10. Kendall Yim ’24 with fields in the background

    Celebrating International Education

    Nov 11, 2022
    A global education helps students discover the world — and themselves.

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