Due to a planned campus power outage, the Center for Careers, Life, and Service will be operating in a virtual/remote format on Tuesday, March 19All meetings/appointments will take place virtually.

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2024-2025 LSAT Test Dates Released

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has released the dates for the 2024-2025 LSAT administrations, August 2024 through June 2025.

For the 2024-2025 testing cycle, the primary test dates and score release dates are:

In some cases, an additional testing …

By Gracie Brandsgard
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The Classics Prepare Students for Law School and More

Think a classics major is a throwback to an earlier era, with little application in the modern world?

Think again, says classics and political science double major Makaila Hootman ’25. Hootman came to Grinnell with a strong desire to go …

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The 2024 International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC)

The 2024 International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) will be a hybrid competition held online and on the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) campus during the week of April 8-12.

Last year, a team from Grinnell College competed and …

By Michael Lawrence
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