How the Center for Careers, Life, and Service helped keep the summer internship experience available during the summer of 2020.

A summer of lost opportunities for students prompts him to teach

Concern for the students, especially those who stayed on campus, prompted a professor to volunteer to teach

The spirit of community and desire to care for students prompted the quick development of summer classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How a biology professor and two students pivoted to make the best of a research opportunity

The first time I served meals for Grinnell College Students was on a dreary Saturday morning in April. My colleagues from the College’s Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS) and I delivered over 240 meals on that deserted and lonely campus. In my experience of uncertainty and change while navigating Grinnell, I was mesmerized by the new realities of an unknown world.

Humor, once thought a silly topic for research, is now widely studied and presented as a special topics course by Janet M. Gibson, professor of psychology.

As a member of Grinnell’s senior leadership team Rivera will work closely with the President on institutional planning, developing short- and long-range strategies, policy development, and problem-solving. Dr. Rivera will start her new role here on July 1, 2020.

Faculty are not only mentors and advisers — they’re role models for how to navigate classes, careers, and life.

If you’re interested in making the world a better place, Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies is a class where you’ll develop flexibility and nimbleness to pursue your vision.