four people standing in garden

Sourcing for Sustainability

Jul 26, 2023
Community partners find innovative approaches to supply healthy foods while supporting local agriculture.
3 students talking lay in a circle on the green lawn

Our Community Provided Life-Changing Experiences for Students

Jul 24, 2023
Fueling Grinnell College students’ seemingly endless supply of curiosity, ambition, and innovation is a big job — one bolstered immensely by the commitments and partnership of donors.
Bernadine Douglas

Bernadine Douglas Appointed Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations

Jul 17, 2023
Douglas brings a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, with a particular focus on fundraising and operational objectives within higher education.
A woman in full protective gear holds up a small plastic saliva collection tube. She gestures with the tube as she speaks through a plexiglass window.

Doane Chilcoat ’93: The Pivot From Crops to COVID Tests

Jun 12, 2023
As Iowa struggled to access COVID-19 PCR tests, Chilcoat ’93 and his team at Corteva Agriscience stepped up to play a pivotal role.
reunion guests outside eating

1,400 Alumni and Guests Returning to Grinnell College for 143rd Reunion Weekend

Jun 01, 2023
Grinnell College’s 143rd Alumni Reunion Weekend is taking place June 1-4 throughout numerous venues on campus and around Grinnell. At last count, 1,400 guests have registered to attend.
Purple flowers on trees on campus

Grinnell College Graduating Seniors and Alumni Receive Fulbright Grants

May 16, 2023
Five recipients were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2023–24 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Tucker talks to students with a PowerPoint slide of cakes behind her.

The Sweet Taste of Feminism

May 12, 2023
For Instagram-savvy and feminist baker Becca Rea-Tucker ’15, keeping in touch with her personal experiences and political line has been crucial in shaping her baking empire on Instagram, @thesweetfeminist, and her recipe book, “Baking by Feel.”
A large, circular atrium houses machinery used to measure the results of laser experiments in the interior chamber. The atrium is awash in blue light, and a banner on the central chamber reads National Nuclear Security Administration.

Adrian Barnes ’05: Behind A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

Mar 21, 2023
In 2007, a Grinnell grad joined the team of scientists at the National Ignition Facility. This December, they reached their decades-old goal.
Large audience in Herrick Chapel

2023 Alumni Awards To Be Presented to 14 Outstanding Alumni

Jan 19, 2023
Award recipients embody Grinnell College’s mission of lifetime learning and service. They will be honored during Reunion 2023 in June.
Kathryn Railsback with facilitators and participants in Bukavu, DRC

2022 Wall Award recipients addressing shortcomings in mental health, education

Dec 15, 2022
Recipients have projects focusing on trauma education for South Sudanese refugees, a mental health podcast in Nepal, and middle school academic advances in Alabama.

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