Amy Tan

Bestselling Author Amy Tan to Give Commencement Address on May 20

Apr 29, 2019
Bestselling author Amy Tan will give the commencement address on May 20, 2019 in a ceremony capping a weekend of events showcasing and celebrating the achievements of our graduates.
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7th Annual Break Open the Vault

Apr 23, 2019

What: Break Open the Vault
When: 8-9 pm, May 2, 2019
Where: Special Collections, Burling Library basement

Come join the…

2019 Danforth Lecture Explores Chemistry's Place As "The Central Science"

Apr 19, 2019
Jochen Autschbach will provide a personal perspective on why chemistry deserves a central place in science, and provide some important, some entertaining, and some curious facts at 11 a.m. April 30, 2019.
Dartanyan 'Dart' Brown on stage

Iowa Music Hall-of-Famer Dartanyan Brown to Perform at Grinnell College

Apr 19, 2019
Dartanyan “Dart” Brown, one of the most celebrated musicians in Iowa history, will present a free concert of jazz, electronic/experimental and American roots music.

Scholar to Discuss Muhammad’s Jewish Wife

Apr 19, 2019
Professor Hamza Zafer of the University of Washington in Seattle will discuss “Safiyya, daughter of Aaron: Muhammad’s Jewish Wife in Early Muslim Historiography” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Rosenfield Center, Room 101.
Malia Wells works an afternoon shift at Mid-Iowa Community Action.

CLS Program Connects Grinnell-Area Organizations With Paid Student Volunteers

Apr 18, 2019
From local poverty alleviation organizations to schools and conservation groups, the city of Grinnell and surrounding communities are filled with people who welcome the help of Grinnell College volunteers.

Scholar to Discuss Battle Over Teaching Darwinism in Public Schools

Apr 17, 2019
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Edward Larson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and legal scholar, will give the Scholars’ Convocation Lecture at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, in Room 101 of the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, and host a coffee hour from 4 to 5 p.m. in Mears Cottage.
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Center for Research Libraries (CRL)

Nov 15, 2019
Grinnell students, faculty and staff have access to the extensive primary source collections of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries.

Classics Department to Present "Why Classics? Reception and Receptivity"

Apr 11, 2019
Emily Austin, assistant professor of classics at the University of Chicago, will present “Why Classics? Reception and Receptivity” at 4:15 on April 16 in room N3118 of the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
Scene from Normal is Over, men with ship on beach

Documentary and Discussion About Climate Change Set for April 14

Apr 11, 2019
Renee Scheltema, a Dutch documentary filmmaker and photographer, will lead a discussion about climate change after the screening of her latest documentary “Normal Is Over” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in Room 2022 of the Robert N. Noyce ’49 Science Center.

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