On display now in Burling Lounge is a copy of "Les dîners de Gala", an opulent cookbook filled with recipes compiled by the surrealist artist Salvador Dali.

On July 14, Grinnell’s first Black woman graduate, Edith Renfrow Smith ’37, will mark her 110th birthday — an amazing milestone in a life of achievement, service, and generosity.

Grinnell College will mark the holiday with events on Tuesday, June 18, including an interactive virtual workshop, a flag-raising ceremony and brief program, a mobile museum with a timeline of historical Juneteenth and Grinnell College facts, and a campus lunch.

Cross country athlete and computer science major Andrew Nickeson ’23 discovered a passion for nature and hiking in small-town Iowa. Together with his teammates and coworkers, he explored beautiful sights!

The new location of the Grinnell School of Music will be home to a colorful mural and vibrant waiting area with the generous financial support of Grinnell College.

Pascal Lafontant, professor of biology, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to conduct developmental biology research in Sri Lanka during the 2024-25 academic year.

Jonathan Colby, Interim Chief Information Officer at Grinnell College, has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis.

Although she intended to pursue a pre-med path, Mia Kauffman ’24 stayed open-minded and found something even more interesting to her.

Summer research is a great opportunity to explore both the depth and breadth of a topic. Check out our disciplinary research guides and databases and please join our upcoming summer research events.

Meredith Neid ’24 was drawn to Grinnell’s individualized curriculum and its location. She chose Grinnell based on her sense of the College’s authenticity and how she would fit in here.