The aptly named George Bird Grinnell developed an early and abiding love for birds. As a boy, he attended school in John James Audubon's mansion in Assigning, New York, near the Grinnell family home.

A $10 million gift to Grinnell College from the estate trust of late alum and tech revolution architect Robert N. Noyce following the 2024 death of his widow, Ann Bowers, will strengthen the Iowa ...