Sira Nassoko ’24 has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2024–2025

Sira Nassoko Receives the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Mar 15, 2024
Sira Nassoko ’24 has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2024–25 to explore music and soundscapes of the environment to reveal a lineage of hope and resilience across four countries.
In a dark laboratory, a professor with long blond hair points inside a protected hood, while a student reaches inside the hood to manipulate an experiment.

MacInnes Explores Greener Frontiers with Electrochemistry

Mar 14, 2024
Molly MacInnes, assistant professor of chemistry, is developing an innovative silicon purification process for a cleaner, healthier Earth.
Vrinda Varia

5 Questions with Vrinda Varia

Mar 14, 2024
Assistant Chief Diversity Officer for Intercultural Student Life Vrinda Varia shares her thoughts on her role at Grinnell and her life in Iowa.
Eric McIntyre leads the symphony orchestra in a concert

A Day in the Life of the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra Conductor

Mar 12, 2024
As a professional musician, composer, farmer, and director of the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra, Eric McIntyre’s days are demanding and varied, and that’s exactly how he likes it.
A crowd of protesters holding signs against the World Trade Organization

Building Community through Protest

Mar 11, 2024
Sharon Quinsaat’s book, “Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora,” looks at how protest allows migrants to form a community that extends across borders.
Monica Sanders

Grinnell College Announces Monica Sanders as the Inaugural Social Innovator in Residence  

Mar 12, 2024
Sanders brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the initiative. The initiative represents a pivotal milestone in our ongoing commitment to fostering collaboration and driving meaningful societal change.
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Updates from the Office of the Dean: New Interim Directors and Associate Dean Announced

Mar 11, 2024
Dean of Academic Affairs Beronda Montgomery recently announced updates from the Office of the Dean.
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Osera, Honored Grinnell Lecturer, on Automation and Pedagogy with Soul

Mar 07, 2024
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

Vanessa’s Journey

Mar 06, 2024
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.
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All Aboard! ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ Draws on Collective Grinnell History

Mar 08, 2024
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.

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