faculty and staff

Full time faculty:
Ruthanne Kurth-Schai (Chair)

Part time faculty:
Marceline DuBose, Steven Jongewaard, Tina Kruse

Marceline Dubose, instructor, teaches Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Education; Experiences in Education; and Education, Family and Community. Her research interest and professional experience have focused on desegregation history, policy and practices. She has additional interest in multi-cultural education and economics education at the secondary level.
Phone: (651) 582-8586
E-mail: marceline.dubose@state.mn.us

Steven Jongewaard, visiting professor, teaches Philosophy of Education. Dr. Jongewaard is a professor in the CLA Education Department at Hamline University. His scholarship includes citizenship education, social studies education and cross-cultural communication.
                                                    Phone: (651) 523-2434
                                                    E-mail: sjongewaard@hamline.edu

Tina Kruse, instructor, teaches Educational       Psychology. Her teaching and research interests include teacher preparation, culturally responsive classrooms, early childhood learning, and the evaluation of educational programs.
Phone: (651) 696-6076, 612-310-0038
E-mail: kruse@macalester.edu

 

Ruthanne Kurth-Schai, professor and chair, teaches courses on social, philosophical and political issues in education. Her scholarship includes philosophic and policy analyses of the role of public education in addressing social justice, environmental and spiritual issues.

Phone: (651) 696-6035
www.macalester.edu/~kurthschai

Department Coordinator
Jeanette Hughes
Phone: (651) 696-6302
E-mail: hughes@macalester.edu

Educational Studies Steering Committee

The Educational Studies Department gives its current students the opportunity to be a part of a mentorship program, enabling them to work closely with the following faculty members:

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