Grinnellians in the News
Grinnellians are out in the world doing great things. When Grinnellians are featured in newspapers, writing prominent blog posts, or just showing up doing something awesome we want to make sure you can see the great work being done by your fellow alumni and others tied to Grinnell.
Speaking for the Prairie
Tommy Hexter ’21 and Jacy Highbarger ’22 write asking Who is left to speak for the prairies in Iowa?
Bleeding Heartland – August 11, 2021
Organic Pioneer Award recipients announced by Rodale Institute
Jay Feldman ’75 has been named an award recipient of the 11th Annual Organic Pioneer Awards, an annual recognition of leaders who are changing the landscape of regenerative organic agriculture for the better.
Vegetable Growers News – August 11, 2021
Resources Connection, Inc. Announces the Appointment of David P. White to the Board of Directors
David P. White ’90 joins the board effective July 29.
Yahoo Finance – August 02, 2021
Erin Duran ’09 named Kansas University Assistant Vice Provost for DEIB
Erin will provide KU campus leaders and employees with the resources, training and strategies needed to achieve DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging) outcomes.
University of Kansas – July 13, 2021
ClipDart Is The Mobile Barber Service Black Students At PWIs Have Been Waiting For
When Kyle Parker ’17 began attending Grinnell, he quickly realized that getting a decent haircut would be a challenge.
Afrotech – June 27, 2021
Kyle and ClipDart was featured by alumni.grinnell.edu in May 2021: Mobile app developed by alumnus brings barbers to students of color.
Carleton College awards tenure to five faculty members
Grinnellian V. Constanza Ocampo-Raeder ’95 has been award tenure by the Carleton Board of Trustees.
Carleton News – June 24, 2021
OPINION: Is It Really Liberty, Justice And Juneteenth For All?
Terri Austin ’79 shares her thoughts, in light of the declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, on voter suppression and the steps needed to end systematic racism
BET.com – June 18, 2021
American Sociological Association Honors Leaders in the Discipline
Prof. Susan Ferguson has been recognized for her outstanding work with undergrad students.
American Sociological Association – June 16, 2021
“Exacerbating and Enthralling”: How a Wildly Unpopular Podcast Became a Literary-World Sensation
The Our Struggle podcast hosted by Lauren Teixeira ’14 and Drew Ohringer ’14, ostensibly about the books by Karl Ove Knausgaard, has evolved into a deadpan and delightful destination all its own.
Vanity Fair – June 1, 2021
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Welcomes Grinnellian to its Board of Directors
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Welcomes Jill Cetina ’94 to its Board of Directors.
St. Baldrick's Foundation – May 27, 2021
Grinnellian's new single drops May 28
Vera Kahn ’18, from New York City, is a singer-songwriter that makes big city music and has a new single, “Don’t Fall in Love with a DJ” dropping May 28, 2021.
Guitar Girl Magazine – May 25, 2021
Jamaican Accepted to PHD Program at Princeton
Jamaican Avery-Kai Barnett ’21 will pursue a Ph.D. in Public Affairs Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at Princeton University in the fall of 2021.
Jamaicans.com – April 30, 2021
Melinda Pettigrew appointed the Anna M. R. Lauder Professor of Epidemiology
Melinda Pettigrew ’92, whose research focuses on the molecular epidemiology of respiratory tract infections and the growing public health threat of antibiotic resistance, has been appointed the Anna M. R. Lauder Professor of Epidemiology.
Yale News – April 28, 2021
Grinnellian featured on list of videos aspiring lawyers should watch
Adam Lange ’11 spoke at TEDxGrinnellCollege on thinking like a laywer.
BARBRI Law Preview – April 27, 2021
National Humanities Center Announces 2021–22 Fellows
Vance Bird, associate professor of german studies, has been awarded this prestigious honor.
National Humanities Center – April 20, 2021
New Video From Pink Neighbor Brings Many Favorite Musical Elements Together
Pink Neighbor is the duo of Erik Jarvis ’12 and Katie In ’13.
Iowa Public Radio – April 20, 2021
Documentary on Iowa-born World War II Monuments Men leader George Stout now online
George Stout 1917 inspired the character played by George Clooney in the 2014 film.
Cedar Rapids Gazette – February 6, 2021
The Deep Corner
Edward Hirsch ’72 reflects on his time on the football field
The Paris Review – February 3, 2021
Could a human enter a black hole to study it?
Leo Rodriguez, assistant professor of physics, and Shanshan Rodriguez, assistant professor of physics, answer a question from a curious kid.
The Conversation – February 1, 2021
Grinnellian Appointed Assistant City Administrator of Santa Barbara
Rebecca Bjork ’87 has been appointed the Assistant City Administrator of Santa Barbara, California.
Santa Barbara Independent – January 25, 2021
Sheldon Tapley and the Not-So-Still Life
With theatrical splendor, Sheldon Tapley ’80 celebrates the still life tradition by incorporating excess, reinvesting the figure, and complicating the design.
Artists Network – January 20, 2021
Do Twins Share a Soul?
Anthropologist Stephen Nash ’86 —and identical twin—grapples with different cultural understandings of twinship.
Sapiens – January 12, 2021
Grinnellian Has Spent His Life Fighting for Health Care Equity
“I seek balance, fairness and understanding.” — Dr. Randall Morgan ’65
Sarasota Magazine – January 12, 2021
A Grinnellian celebrates turning 90
Ann Good Lord ’52 reminisces about life, music, and Naperville municipal band.
Positively Naperville – January 9, 2021
2015 alumnae joins the Washington Post
Silvia Foster-Frau ’15 joins The Post’s America desk to cover multiculturalism and the demographic changes that are reshaping American politics and society
Washington Post – January 5, 2021