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According to the faculty, the percentage of minority students who go to Grinnell is comparable to other liberal arts institutions across the country. Still, there is only a small number of ethnic minorities on campus. This may be due to socio-economic reasons—Grinnell is expensive. Unfortunately, there have been reported incidents of racism in town, and while this doesn’t represent the attitude (or intelligence) of all the townies, as a rule, they tend to be more closed-minded than college students and faculty. Ideologically, it’s not surprising that Grinnell is an overwhelmingly liberal institution, and around campus it is more acceptable to be in a left-leaning state of mind. There are a few conservative students who love Grinnell as much as any liberal, but it’s likely that most right-wingers don’t even consider Grinnell. The Campus Republicans have about six members, but it brings in controversial speakers. Occasionally someone brings up the complaint that the gay, bisexual, and lesbian community doesn’t stick together, but the counter-argument is that there’s no need for them to stick together because everyone is fully accepting. Gay and straight people take advantage of the Stonewall Resource Center, a facility that houses a sizable library on topics relevant to the gay, bisexual, and lesbian community. Students are also accepting of sexual experimentation, which also eases the impact of coming out of the closet. Students Speak Out
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Grinnell is a mostly white school, but that doesn't mean there isn't diversity on campus. There are students of all colors, nationalities, religions and sexualities. There is a large LGBTQ community. The school is pretty accepting institutionally. But, make no mistake, Grinnell has its problems. As a liberal school, the student body tends to have low tolerence for anyone with conservative views. There have been many hate crimes on campus against the LGBTQ community and against people of color. There are some underlying racial and class tensions that people don't like to discuss because no one wants to believe they are there or they don't think their voice will be heard. But there are organizations on campus trying to correct that and open up lines of communication. The student body is being very receptive. The campus is coming together and changing together...
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The campus could use more African...
The campus could use more African Americans, but for the middle of rural Iowa, I think that it’s really pretty diverse. There are a lot of people who are not very rich who seem rich, and there are many more who you would assume to be dirt poor, but are rather well off. There are diversity issues, but the campus is very open, and there are many different types of people here. The smallest minority is either Morman (LDS) or Republican. |
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All the diversity makes this...
All the diversity makes this campus seem like an urban city in itself. The liberality of the student body can make it seem closed-minded to the conservative side. |
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Geographically, Grinnell is very...
Geographically, Grinnell is very diverse; there are a lot of international students, but they tend to hang among themselves. Grinnell tried to recruit more ‘ethnic’ students and faculty, but since both are self-selecting, for the most part, racial diversity is scant. |
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Socio-economically speaking, the...
Socio-economically speaking, the campus is very diverse. Racially, it’s not that diverse, but the college is much more diverse than its surroundings. The campus isn’t that diverse politically in that the political scope of the campus generally ranges from liberal to extreme leftist. Additionally, there are a fair number of international students who add to our diversity. Also, the campus is quite diverse in terms of sexual orientation. |
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While there are a good number of upper-class and upper-middle-class students at Grinnell due to the college’s need-blind admissions policy, many people from underprivileged families also attend the school. The college has recently made some changes in its recruitment (though not admissions) policy to try to attract wealthier students on the grounds that it “increases economic diversity” (or possibly that they need more funding and would like to grant less financial aid), but this policy seems to be failing so far.
Gay Pride
Grinnell is amazing when it comes to gay tolerance and is one of the most open colleges in the country. Many gay, lesbian, and bisexual students at Grinnell come out of the closet to their peers before they can come out to their parents. Organizations like Stonewall Coalition serve as hubs for the homosexual community, and students harassing others on the basis of their sexual preference is unheard of and would not be tolerated. However, there have been frequent complaints of people who live in town, particularly high school students, harassing random Grinnell students in passing with derogatory references to homosexuality.
Minority Clubs on Campus
ASIA (Asian Students In Alliance), ASU (African Students Union), Chalutzim, Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites, Corean Student Union, ISO (International Student Organization), LMNOP (Lesbian Movie Night: Organized Procrastination), Native American Student Alliance, SOL (Student Organization of Latinas/Latinos), Solidaridad, Stonewall Coalition
Most Common Religions
The Christian community on campus tends to be the most visible through student groups, but other religions are widely accepted. There also seems to be a sizable atheist and agnostic community, and while these groups don’t tend to make much noise, some religious students are occasionally scrutinized by others who have anti-religious views.
Political Activity
Many students believe that there is too little political diversity on campus. Most students are moderate to radical left wing, and Republicans and right wingers often feel that their views are cast aside too swiftly by their peers. However, when it comes to the views on the left, you will find anything from devout Democrats to outright anarchists, and every person in between.
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