Peter-Michael Osera, assistant professor of computer science, gave the 2024 Grinnell Lecture, exploring program synthesis and what automation can reveal to us about the ways we teach and learn.

Vanessa Figueroa Weston ’24 was excited to be a part of a community where she could make impact. Finding a volleyball intramural club, shadowing two alumni, research, and her educational policy committee experiences proved that she can and would.

The original play ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ is a “throwback party turned time travel train ride,” inspired by Poweshiek County community interviews, student archival research, performances, pageants, and parties of Grinnell’s past. The production will officially premiere in the Flanagan Theatre on Friday, March 8, 2024.

While visiting Grinnell in February as a Mellon Foundation Humanities in Action Alumna scholar in residence, Irma McClaurin ’73 collaborated with students to build an archive of the Black Experience at Grinnell.

Scarlet & Give Back Day returns April 10-11. Your Scarlet & Give Back Day gift passes the baton to current and future Grinnellians. Those who care, strive, work for good, and innovate for the future. Students who will go on to become active, thoughtful citizens, and go forth with impact.

The Grinnell Singers, under the direction of Conductor John Rommereim, will be traveling east for the group’s week-long spring concert tour, March 16–22.

As a faculty member for 38 years at Grinnell College, Kesho Scott DSS ’21 taught generations of Grinnellians about the lived experiences of Black people across the African diaspora. A driving force behind the creation of the Grinnell’s new Department of African Diaspora Studies, Scott will become the namesake for the inaugural endowed chair in the department.

Did you know that there are over 20,000 nonprofits in Iowa working every day to improve lives and strengthen communities? The demand for nonprofit leadership continues to grow. However, in Grinnell and in other rural communities, most community organizations run with little or no staff and are highly dependent on the dedication of volunteers to accomplish their missions.

A Visual Journey Through 2023–24 Grinnell College Pioneer Winter Sports. In the spirited arenas of the Russell K. Osgood Pool and Darby Gymnasium, Grinnell College athletes lit up the season with remarkable performances.

The drivers of the Grinnell College Local Shuttle foster connections and enrich experiences for students through their conversations and shared journeys.