Grinnell College, Published April 27, 2023
Grinnell College’s Social Innovator in Residence Program will provide social innovators from around the world opportunities to advance their work by leveraging the resources of of the College. Goals for the program include fostering …
Published in Bootcamp By Courage Egbude, Dec. 26, 2022
“Systems thinking is a way of approaching problems that asks how various elements within a system — which could be an ecosystem, an organization, or something more dispersed such as a supply …
The Career Clothing Closet recently received a donation including eighteen clip-on neckties. Clip-on ties aren’t just for those who haven’t learned to tie a tie, although they guarantee a perfect knot every time. In fact, clip-on ties were invented in …
If your LinkedIn headline reads, “Student at Grinnell College,” you may be missing a valuable opportunity offered by the LinkedIn platform. Think of your LinkedIn headline as a public-facing one-line overview of your personal brand: who you are, what you …
Take a moment to customize your LinkedIn URL.
When you create your LinkedIn profile, you’re assigned a default URL. The first part is standard: linkedin.com/in/firstname-lastname. But what follows is a run of computer-generated letters, numbers, and symbols. If you customize …
by Heather MacCleoud, Ph.D.
ABSTRACT
Cultural, geopolitical, and structural barriers prevent many social innovation initiatives from achieving their desired impact. These barriers include social pressures, regulatory burdens, lack of resources (funding, people, knowledge), and inequitable power structures. Fortunately, there are …
GRINNELL, Iowa — Emma Schaefer, Grinnell College class of 2023, has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2023–2024 to explore music’s potential to inspire climate action by deepening people’s connection to nature and their communities.
Schaefer, from Niwot, CO, is …
The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Med School 101 event is open for registration!
Med School 101 is a free, virtual seminar that provides valuable information and tips for applying to medical school. You are welcome to attend regardless …
When he wasn’t painting masterworks like the Mona Lisa, conducting experiments in flight, or designing buildings, Leonardo da Vinci was busy job hunting and, in so doing, is widely credited with inventing the résumé. At the age of 30, da …
By Nicholas Lampietti ‘25 and Jane Hoffman ‘25, Co-Producers of Going Forth
“Stars, they’re just like us.” That’s what we kept telling ourselves before our conversation with Kumail Nanjiani ‘01. After all, how many times do you get to speak …
