ECN care packages 2017 - Alumni - Grinnell College

Last week, the alumni Facebook group Everyday Class Notes sent 1,450 care packages to students on campus to help them get through the malaise of a Midwestern winter and give them a boost before mid-semester exams.

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A variety of speakers are visiting campus this week to discuss data and technology as part of the Technology and Human Rights Symposium:

The Lovely Bones

Associate Professor Lee Emma Running is drawn to natural materials, which is reflected in her art. Despite being transformed, each of her pieces retains an essence of their origins. Read more about her methods and work:

Timeline Photos

Today around 200 students and faculty rallied, marched, and attended teach-ins to mark March 1st, the Student Day of Action, part of a collective movement to resist forces of injustice.

Making history in Hollywood: David White is first Black Executive Director of SAG-AFTRA

David White '90 has led the worlds largest entertainment union since 2009 and understands better than most what truly transpires behind the glitz and glamour of movies:

W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour | Grinnell College

Sociopolitical comedian W. Kamau Bell will be on campus tomorrow to perform the W. Kamau Bell show, a humorous and thought-provoking political and racial commentary:

Soundpainting with guest artist Walter Thompson Grinnell College Music Grinnell Theatre and Dance Department

Ivanka Trump tweets about religious tolerance

"The safety and security of all Americans requires that our government set an example by promoting religious tolerance and the development of civil society organizations." Associate Professor Caleb Elfenbein on religious tolerance and immigration:

Voter ID bills try to solve problems that don't exist

Assistant Professor Douglas Hess '91 reviews proposed changes to election identification requirements in Iowa:

Immigrants' success is ultimately our country’s success

"If we close our doors to them, we as a nation give up on the possibility of becoming our best selves." President Raynard S. Kington discusses how immigrants are the fabric of our nation's success:

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz | Grinnell College

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz will join us on Monday for a reading and roundtable discussion about writing fiction:

The Women of ‘Star Wars.’ (It’s Not Who You Think.)

As a first-year at Grinnell, Rachel Rose '01 had never programmed a computer. Now she's part of the revolution happening at Industrial Light & Magic.