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Students Receive National Recognition for Statistics Research

Apr 04, 2023
Students in Ryan Miller and Shonda Kuiper's fall 2022 statistics courses have won second and third place titles in the National Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition.

Biden Favorability Leads Trump, Other Potential Candidates Tested

Mar 22, 2023
Two-thirds of Americans say businesses should not have the right to deny service based on sexual orientation as the Supreme Court decision looms.

Majorities of Americans Approve of Citizens and Elected Officials Speaking Their Minds on Politics, but Not Public School Teachers

Mar 22, 2023
Americans say students, librarians, parents – not elected officials – should play a big part in what is available in middle school libraries.
Ed Cohn meets with students

Cohn Wins Grant to Study KGB’s ‘Prophylactic Chats’

Mar 20, 2023
Professor of History Edward Cohn has won a grant from the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) to conduct research on the KGB tactic known as the “prophylactic chat” — an "invitation" sent to citizens suspected of “anti-Soviet acts.”
Liz Rodrigues

Liz Rodrigues to Pursue a Mellon New Directions Fellowship Through a $220,000 Grant from the Mellon Foundation

Mar 17, 2023
The Mellon New Directions program allows mid-career scholars in the humanities to undertake formal training in fields outside their own to be able to conduct high-quality cross-disciplinary projects. 
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Dixuan Yujing Chen and Fernanda Eliott Receive Harris Faculty Fellowships

Mar 13, 2023
A gift from the late Jack Hanson '39 and Lucile Hanson '40 Harris has endowed annual competitive fellowships for early career faculty members at Grinnell. The fellowships provide awardees with a leave at full salary for one academic year and up to $8,000 in research/travel funds.
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Nadia Vossoughi Introduces Collective Action to Psychology Curriculum

Mar 13, 2023
Vossoughi, assistant professor of psychology, challenges students to explore the role of social psychology in coalition building and collective action.
Student walks through central campus during springtime

Catherine Ashton and Susan Sanning Receive $10,000 Grant Supporting Community Engaged Learning

Mar 03, 2023
This project, funded through a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to the ACM on institutionalizing high-impact practices, will engage registrars at ACM institutions in discussions of how to develop institutional and systems-level approaches to supporting community-based teaching and learning practices that include policies, practices, and curricular reform.
David Harrison in Burling Library

Book Co-edited by David Harrison Receives AAP’s Annual PROSE Award

Feb 24, 2023
The American Association of Publishers (AAP) has named a book co-edited by Professor of French David Harrison as a finalist in its Annual PROSE Award competition.
Professor John Garrison speaking to audience

5 Questions with John Garrison

Feb 23, 2023
While it’s expected that a professor of English can discuss the finer points of Shakespeare, it’s not always a given that they can do so in a manner that is easily understood and engenders excitement and interest. Grinnell’s John Garrison is one of those who can — and does.

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