Connections, Art, and Mentorship
For hazel batrezchavez ’17, mentorship is more than just guidance — it’s about building bridges between generations, especially for students embarking on creative and professional journeys in art
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The MAP Makers
In 1975, Georgia Dentel pulled off a near-miracle when she brought Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to campus. Dentel, who was the College’s activities counselor from 1960 to 2001, had booked
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The Drive To Do Good
Alvin Irby says his project, Barbershop Books, is about bringing books to kids where they are are and helping them learn to identify as readers. Alvin Irby ’07 looked in the mirror and decided it was
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In Search of Georgia
Imagine yourself backstage before a concert at Grinnell College in the late ’70s. The Persuasions, a five-man a cappella group, is about to take the stage. But lead singer and founder Jerry Lawson has
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The Power of Alumni as Mentors
Not so long ago, Leigh Kunkel ’09 walked the halls as and occupied the classrooms at Grinnell as an English major, unsure of exactly what to expect after graduation. “I always said that I didn't want
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