Tim Arner and David Neville in front of Ribe Viking Museum

NEH Grant Supports Immersive Virtual Reality Project

Jan 13, 2023
This grant will support the creation of an immersive virtual reality experience for visualizing a Viking longship, and understanding the social, linguistic, cultural, political, and economic roles that the longship played in the Viking Age.
Colorful sunset reflected in the Boundary waters

Protecting the Boundary Waters

Dec 20, 2022
Zach Spindler-Krage wrote an op-ed piece (“For the Boundary Waters protection movement, the time is now”) about efforts to protect the Boundary Waters. To his surprise, it was accepted for publication by MinnPost, an independent, nonprofit news source covering issues of interest to Minnesotans.
Professor Jenny Anger and a group of students examine an artwork in the Print and Drawing Study Room

Anger’s New Book to Explore Surrealism and Female Mental Illness

Dec 19, 2022
Professor of Art History Jenny Anger is studying how admiration for female “madness” has affected the reality of women artists with mental illness.
A young woman in a dark blue turtleneck and braided hair crosses her arms across her chest and smiles wildly. She stands in front of a large, cryogenic electron microscope.

Novel Approaches: Lisa Eshun-Wilson ’14 Wants to Transform Science Academia

Nov 28, 2022
A Grinnell graduate and biochemist solves the structure of elusive proteins while re-imagining the culture of scientific research.
Professor Todd Armstrong sitting with class in the Outdoor Learning space

5 Questions with Professor Todd Armstrong

Oct 19, 2022
Todd Armstrong, professor and chair of Russian, Central European, and Eurasian Studies, answers five questions about foraging, chickens, food, and culture.
Student holding umbrella with silver tassels

When Jazz and Spaceships Collide

Sep 27, 2022
Associate Professor of Music Mark Laver and students from the tutorial class and jazz ensemble collaboration, “We Travel the Spaceways: Space Chants and Future Sounds," share insights on the project’s inception, what construction and preparation has been like, and what the audience of the final performance can expect.
Students participating in the International Pre-Orientation Program sitting in an auditorium

New Beginnings

Aug 17, 2022
The start of the 2022-23 academic year brings new faces to the campus and community.

Emily Guenther ’07 Awarded $60,000 Grant for the Liberal Arts in Prison Program

Jun 15, 2022
Emily Guenther ’07, director of Grinnell College’s Liberal Arts in Prison Program (LAPP), has been awarded a $60,000 grant from Bard College and the Open Society University Network.
Students in the Sitcoms first-year tutorial watch their original scenes.

‘You Got it, Dude!’: A First-Year Tutorial About Sitcoms

Feb 11, 2022
After a year of challenges, Makeba Lavan, assistant professor of English, takes on the topic of sitcoms with her First-Year Tutorial.
Open book

Library Research Satisfies Your Curiosity and Builds Your Skills

Jan 11, 2022
How one First-Year Tutorial about Old English poetry led to original work that’s available in Digital Grinnell.

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