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COLLEGE NEWS

Macalester is highlighted as one of colleges worth considering in Jay Matthews Washington Post column.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported on Macalester's Scottish Country Fair and the college's budget crunch.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported on a new arrangement between Macalester and the city of St. Paul to create a temporary median on Grand Avenue to help manage pedestrian safety concerns. The article features High Winds Fund Director Tom Welna.

Macalester was mentioned in this St. Paul Pioneer Press article on colleges and neighborhood relations.

Macalester's plans for a wind turbine are profiled in the St. Paul Pioneer Press

The Department of State and the Department of Education will co-sponsor the third annual International Education Week, November 18-22, 2002. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a 1961 Macalester graduate, is featured on the Web site under alumni of international exchange:

Macalester's Mideast Conference featured in the St. Paul Pioneer Press

Listen to excerpts from the conference, which was rebroadcast on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midday" program, Sept. 27.

Macalester named one of 12 "Hot Colleges" by Kaplan/Newsweek. Read this story.

Macalester's Classics Department and the Science Museum of Minnesota have teamed up to identify a collection of Roman, Greek and Byzantine coins. These coins will be displayed first in a student-designed exhibition at Macalester and then at the Science Museum. Click here to learn more about the collection.

 

Macalester College is mentioned in a recent CNN.com story on the field-study component of courses at colleges and universities around the country. the article.

The Classics Department receives national attention in Chronicle of Higher Education. Read the article.

FACULTY

English Professor Diane Glancy was featured in the Star Tribune in a story on her new historical novel, Stone Heart: A Novel of Sacajawea

English Professor Jim Dawes was quoted in the Houston Chronicle in a story on the language used during the war

Wayne Roberts, Mathematics, was quoted in a StarTribune article about the annual Minnesota State High School Math Tournament

History Professor Peter Rachleff was quoted in this Detroit Free Press article on the AFL-CIO

Religious Studies Professor Anthony Pinn and his new book on black religion were highlighted in the St. Paul Pioneer Press

Religious Studies Professor Anthony Pinn was quoted in story about social activism in African American churches in today's San Francisco Chronicle

Stan Wagon and his snow sculpture team took 2nd place for their "Whirled White Web" sculpture in the 13th International Snow Sculpture Championship in Breckenridge, Colo. The team was featured in Science News

Communication and Media Studies Professor Adrienne Christiansen and English Professor James Dawes were quoted in this Star Tribune story on U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech to the United Nations

English Professor and Writer Diane Glancy was profiled by City Pages (Minneapolis)

Geography Professor David Lanegran was featured in this Pioneer Press story on the production of ethnic foods in the Midwest


Macalester College English Professor and award winning writer Diane Glancy was profiled by City Pages.

Macalester English Professor James Dawes is quoted in this Los Angeles Times story on President Bush's support of a war with Iraq. Please note that the article incorrectly identifies Dawes as James Page.

Religious Studies Professor Allan Callahan was featured in this story on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which aired nationally on the public television program (PBS), " Religion and Ethics News Weekly"

Duchess Harris was also quoted in this St. Paul Pioneer Press story on W. Harrry Davis' role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Philosophy Professor Joy Laine was quoted in a Star Tribune article about a new business on Grand Avenue, Sol Yoga & Massage.

History Professor Peter Rachleff was featured in this St. Paul Pioneer Press story on the nation's first strike by bank employees which occurred 25 years ago in Willmar, Minn.

Clay Steinman is quoted in this Pioneer Press article on a new advertising campaign by the Department of Public Safety.

Stephen Burt, English, has recently published critical articles and review-essays on modern writers in the London Review of Books, the Boston Review, the Journal of Modern Literature, Poetry Review (UK), and Rain Taxi; more essays and articles are due out soon in Modern Philology and in the Yale Review. The poetry journal Perihelion has just published its interview with him.

Macalester College English Professor and Poet Stephen Burt is the recipient of a 2002 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers sponsored by The Loft Literary Center. Click here for details.

Michael Obsatz, Sociology, is quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article about people who came of age in the '60s being more conservative parents. Read this article.

Macalester history Professor Mary Lethert Wingerd was recently the featured guest on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midmorning" Program discussing her new book, "Claiming the City: Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in St. Paul." Listen to the discussion by clicking onto this link, then scrolling to the 2nd hour of the Jan. 23 program.

Macalester College political science Professor Julie Dolan was recently featured in the Washington Post story about her research on federal government executives. Read this story.

STAFF

Macalester's Assistant to the President, Humphrey Doermann, was a featured guest on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" discussing historically black colleges.

Treasurer Craig Aase was quoted in a Star Tribune story on venture capital investments.

Aaron Colhapp, Macalester's International Student Program Coordinator, was featured in a news story on a new database to track foreign students which aired on Minnesota Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program.

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life Sarah Griesse was quoted in this Star Tribune story on a St. Paul City Council plan to limit the amount of rental housing for students in the area.

STUDENTS

Macalester student Hande Kolcakkostendil wrote another commentary for the St. Paul Pioneer Press on the war.

Macalester student Hande Kolcakkostedil wrote an opinion piece on her impressions about the war for the St. Paul Pioneer Press:

Macalester student Kevin Whinnery wrote another editorial piece for the St. Paul Pioneer Press on whether the war on terrorism justifies limiting civil liberties.

Macalester students Kevin Whinnery and Hande KolcakKostendil wrote opinion pieces on the impending war with Iraq for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Both students will periodically write similar pieces for the paper.

ALUMNI

David Undis '76 founds LifeSharers, a volunteer, nonprofit
organization that aims to eliminate the national shortage of donor
organs. Read related stories. Kansas City.com

Former Macalester Trustee David Bell, recently named chairman and CEO of the New York based advertising company, Interpublic Group, was featured in Dave Beal's St.Paul Pioneer Press column on Bell's new position.

Macalester alumnus Tim O'Brien is featured in articles about his new book July, July. The book is about a college reunion at a small, liberal arts college, which is modeled after Macalester. Read the stories in the Denver Post and Star Tribune.

Macalester student Patrick D'Silva was profiled in Pioneer Press

International Studies and Programming Dean Ahmed Samatar is quoted in this St. Paul Pioneer Press story about how the lives of Muslims have changed since Sept. 11.

Communication and media studies Professor Clay Steinman and history Lecturer Mahmoud El-Kati discussed community antagonism against the media in a Spokesman-Recorder feature story on a recent conflict between residents, the media and police in North Minneapolis.

Artist and Macalester alum Laura Jo Wegman was recently profiled by the San Francisco Examiner.

Macalester religious studies Professor Jeanne Kilde was quoted in this Christian Science Monitor story on the new Catholic cathedral in Los Angeles.

Macalester College biology Professor Mark Davis was quoted in this New York Times "Science" feature on conservation efforts.

Macalester College history Professor Peter Rachleff was featured in this Seattle Post-Intelligencer article on the Teamsters fight to represent Northwest Airlines flight attendants. The story also appeared in the Star Tribune.

Macalester Geography Professor David Lanegran was quoted in this recent St. Paul Pioneer Press article on the effect of cuts in school bus service in the suburbs.

St. Paul Pioneer Press Editorial Writer Deborah Locke '90 wrote this editorial on Macalester's graduation.