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Title: Phi Beta Kappa Scholar's Award Competition, 2014, Phi Beta Kappa Scholar's Award Competition
Description: Call for submissions for the 2014 Phi Beta Kappa Scholar's Award Competition.
Date Created: 2014
PID: grinnell:5129

Title: A Comprehensive Model for Undergraduate Science Education Reform to Better Serve the Underserved
Description: Failure to succeed in introductory science classes is a barrier to diversification of the scientific workforce. In the early 1990s, it was found that Grinnell College students —particularly those of color, women, and first-generation college students⎯were entering Grinnell College with an avowed interest in pursuing degrees in the sciences but abandoning their academic goals when they failed to do well in introductory science courses. To address this problem, a program called the Grinnell Science Project was developed to help students overcome three barriers to success in the sciences. We developed this list of barriers from data analysis of performance and issues experienced by students as: (1) unsuccessful acclimation to college life; (2) ineffectiveness of traditional pedagogy; and (3) a lack of mentoring and role models. Results of this project reveal improved grades for domestic students of color, as well as comparable rates of science major completion and pursuit of graduate study for all groups of students. The culture of the Science Division has changed to reflect, both in architecture and in actions, a commitment to establishing a supportive and inclusive community to promote excellent science. The sciences have undergone major curricular reform, including revision of introductory courses throughout the sciences to provide more active and engaged pedagogies and provide increased opportunities for course-embedded and dedicated research experiences.
Date Created: 2022
PID: grinnell:31979

Title: A Conversation about the Iowa Caucuses
Description: David Shribman and E.J. Dionne, Jr., talk about the Iowa caucuses.
Date Created: 2016
PID: grinnell:23106

Title: A Great Teacher of Politics
Description: Reflection on the contributions of Jesse Macy to the study of politics written on the occasion of his retirement from teaching.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:18337

Title: A Mandate for Hypocrisy: The Black Studies Major at Grinnell College, Campus Culture Wars, CBS Manifesto of 1971
Description: This is an essay chronicling the history of the black studies major at Grinnell College, with an emphasis on the reasons it had such a short career. It also provides an overview of the CBS Manifesto of 1971.
Date Created: 1997
PID: grinnell:4958

Title: A Pandemic at the Library: Lessons from COVID-19 About Technology Needs For Remote Working During a Crisis
Description: In March 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, United States decided to close its campus and that the majority of its employees would be working remotely. The library technology team had to work with limited time to ensure that the rest of the staff could perform their tasks remotely. This poster discusses how the library technology team set staff up to work remotely and lessons learned and best practices for setting up library staff to work remotely during the next crisis.
Date Created: 2020
PID: grinnell:28276

Title: A South American Serenade, Guest Recital
Description: Concert program for the recital by Alfredo Rolando Ortiz on the South American harp on October 28, 2006.
Date Created: 2006
PID: grinnell:3856

Title: Accept Herron Resignation
Description: Statement by the Trustees of Iowa College accepting the resignation of George D. Herron
Date Created: 1899
PID: grinnell:18358

Title: Accepting Plurality as an All-Encompassing Religion
Description: Explores how the Hong Kongese blended ancestor worship into Christianity making the two compatible for individuals.
Date Created: 2016
PID: grinnell:13174

Title: Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Nepal
Description: Disparities in access to care are greatly amplified in a developing country like Nepal due to social factors such as gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.
Date Created: 2017
PID: grinnell:18504