Johanna Meehan, Professor Emerita, McCay-Casady Professor of Humanities and professor of philosophy, passed away on Monday, Jan. 8. Thought fondly of by faculty members, friends and students within the Grinnell College community, she is remembered as an intelligent, perceptive and generous person. According to colleague and friend Joseph Neisser, professor of philosophy, “she was one.
On Thursday, Sept. 14, the Writers@Grinnell (W@G) program began this semester with a roundtable discussion and reading from Claire Forrest `13, who recently published her first novel, “Where You See Yourself.” The novel draws on Forrest’s own experiences as a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy. Forrest holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in.
Millie Peck peckcami@grinnell.edu After attending the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and living in Iowa for nearly 10 years, Jerald Walker was hopeful to stay in the state and applied for a job at Grinnell College. Unfortunately, he was not awarded the position and is now a professor of creative writing at Emerson College. Walker returned to.
Millie Peck peckcami@grinnell.edu After attending the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and living in Iowa for nearly 10 years, Jerald Walker was hopeful to stay in the state and applied for a job at Grinnell College. Unfortunately, he was not awarded the position and is now a professor of creative writing at Emerson College. Walker returned to.