Aaron Yost ’23 received a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship, which will support him in a two-year graduate program, two summer internships, and extensive professional development leading to a Foreign Service Officer position in the U.S. Department of State. Yost started a master's in public affairs and international relations at Princeton University in Fall 2024.

The Grinnell Listening Project brings together College students and community members to listen and learn from one another in small group discussions. The dialogue sessions – which are facilitated by trained community members and students – are entering year two and have a number of goals, says Ryan Solomon, associate director of civic education and innovation for the Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS).

Will and Evelyn Freeman kindly took a few minutes with us to reflect on what their time at Grinnell has meant to them and to share memories from their years of coaching, mentoring, and learning.

The 2024–25 season saw record-breaking performances, unforgettable comebacks, and the unrelenting spirit of the Pioneers—captured in moments that define what it means to compete at Grinnell.

Alumna Andrea Brennen ’04, who has listed to thousands of tech startups pitch their ideas, shared tips with students.

President Anne F. Harris is pleased to share news of an extraordinary $10 million gift from the estate of Ann Bowers, wife of Robert N. Noyce ’49.

Grinnell College announced today that a $10 million estate gift from the Robert N. Noyce Trust will establish an endowed chair in computer science, a fund for curricular development, an endowed scholarship, and an endowed fund for scientific equipment, as well as support the Pioneer Fund, which addresses the College’s most pressing needs.