Anne Harris of DePauw University, who has over 20 years of experience in higher education, will join Grinnell as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College.

The College has not, and will not, oppose the union’s request to withdraw its petition. The College’s concern has always been about how the expansion of the student union could affect Grinnell’s distinctive culture and diminish educational opportunities for our students. We believe the actions we took to preserve our educational mission were in the best interests of the Grinnell College community.

As discussed earlier and after careful consideration, the College has moved forward with its appeal of the NLRB Regional Office's decision to hold last month's election for student workers to expand the membership of UGSDW. We want to share some additional perspective on why we have taken this step.

Former Student Government Association President and Thomas J. Watson Fellow Opeyemi “Ope” Awe ’15 has been named a Schwarzman Scholar to pursue graduate study in global affairs in Beijing.

The Grinnell Oratorio Society and the Grinnell Singers will present the Iowa premiere of the complete Considering Matthew Shepard oratorio by Craig Hella Johnson at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, in Sebring-Lewis Hall in the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts.

Michael Noyce Merino accepted the Iowa Award from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on behalf of his grandfather.

Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” — one of the most performed operas in the world — will be live streamed at noon on Saturday, Dec. 15, in the Harris Center Cinema as part of the Met’s 2018-19 Live in HD season.

Rachel Bass ’19 has been named one of 48 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The physics and mathematics major from Salem, Oregon, was selected from about 1,000 applicants on the basis of academic merit, as well as leadership and ambassadorial potential.