President Raynard S. Kington addressing alumni and friends

The Campaign for Grinnell College Now in Full Swing

Oct 21, 2019
The $175 million comprehensive fundraising campaign is designed to carry on the traditions of excellence, activism, and personal transformation upon which Grinnell was founded.
Yellow brick road

80th Anniversary of the Wizard of Oz

Oct 17, 2019
Come see Burling Library's exhibit of the Wizard of Oz's 80th Anniversary Celebration
Tomato on the vine beginning to ripen

Local Foods Symposium, Oct. 29–31

Oct 16, 2019
What can the College and the community do to create a more robust local food system? Participants in Grinnell’s local foods movement and alumni who work in the areas of sustainability and food systems will address this question in a symposium sponsored by the Center for Prairie Studies.
Scene from Manon

Met Opera’s “Manon” To Be Streamed Live on Oct. 26

Oct 15, 2019
The Met Opera’s production of Jules Massenet’s “Manon,” will be streamed live at noon on Saturday, Oct. 26, in Harris Center Cinema, as part of the Live in HD Series.
scene from Turandot

Met Opera’s “Turandot” To Be Streamed Live on Oct. 12

Oct 02, 2019
Puccini’s final opera is an epic fairy tale set in a China of legend. “Turandot” will be streamed live at 11:55 a.m., Oct. 12, in Harris Center Cinema as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series.
Avery Barnett in front of solar panels

College Signs 20-Year Pact to Acquire Renewable Electricity

Oct 01, 2019
The College has signed a 20-year purchase agreement with Trusted Energy, which will provide renewable electricity from a solar installation to be built on 30 acres adjacent to campus.
Multimedia with excerpts from Foreign Affairs Magazine

The Libraries Offer Foreign Affairs Magazine Online

Sep 30, 2019
Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs.
Scene from Fleabag

College to Stream British Performance of “Fleabag” on Oct. 6

Sep 30, 2019
The College will stream “Fleabag” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, in the Harris Center Cinema, as part of a series of broadcasted productions from London’s National Theatre.
Blackboard with question mark drawn on it

Got Research?

Oct 09, 2019
Have questions about a research paper? Not sure where to start finding sources for an upcoming presentation? Diving deep into an independent study, MAP, or senior thesis? Give a library lab a try.
Banned Books Week

Celebrate Banned Books Week

Sep 25, 2019
Join the Grinnell College Libraries in celebrating Banned Books Week, September 22-28, 2019, by checking out our selected collection of banned/challenged books, recordings and films on the book display near the Peer Mentoring Study Spaces on first floor. Display curated by Mai Vu '21.

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