Macalester News

Seeking Better Solar Cells

Yifei Sun explored a new, more environmentally desirable solar cell material.

Cancer Immunology Research

Her first-year course at Mac introduced Jaclyn Kline to immunology. Her curiosity led her to a summer of research at Mass. General and Harvard.

Geometries of Molecules

Marla DeVault is researching atmospheric chemistry, supported by a Beckman Scholarship.

Advice for First-Years

We asked Mac students to share their wisdom about starting college.

Replacing Heavy Metals

In Professor Cao’s chemistry lab, student researchers are actively seeking organic replacements for hazardous heavy metals.

Global Cardiac Care

Mac Sustainability Ambassadors Travel from India to Malaysia Exploring the Work of a Twin Cities-based Health NGO.

Estrogen and Lung Cancer

We don’t yet have a cure for lung cancer, but Maren Bettermann ’16 brings us one step closer by investigating the role of estrogen.

Where Ideas and Music Meet

A joint German studies/music course gives students a deeper understanding of Western European cultural history.

Three 2016 Grads Become NIH Fellows

Less than 10 percent of applicants are selected. Three grads tell how Mac helped them grow as researchers.

Pioneering Preschool

Macalester once had nursery school kids playing and learning at the Miss Stella Wood Center.

Fall 2016 Week 3

Fall 2016 Week 2

Fall 2016 Week 1

Mac Startups

Seven fledgling businesses spread their wings in a remarkable entrepreneurial incubator.

Advice for First-Years

We asked Mac students to share their wisdom about starting college.

First Day of Classes 2016

Here Comes the Class of 2020

The 512 members of Macalester's Class of 2020 brings the college's total enrollment to over 2,100.

Please Bee Friendly

Emily Sylvestre ’16 spent the year researching, building consensus, and crafting a resolution to make Macalester a more bee-friendly place.

Get Set for Generation Z

As Millennials move on, Macalester gets ready to welcome the largest and most diverse cohort of students in its history.

Summer on Campus

Resurrection in the Heart of New Orleans

Historic St. Paul's Church in New Orleans was in danger of fading away, but Andrew Greenhaw '06 thought the church still had a lot to give.

International Intern

International studies major Emily Elkins ’16 helps refugees become U.S. citizens.

Class of 2016—What’s Next?

Macalester's Class of 2016 is off to make their mark in the world. Here's where some of them are headed.

Neuroscience Advancer

Michael Lee ’85 is helping us understand Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases.

Honest Messaging

How cancer and a single greeting card helped Emily McDowell ’98 start a thriving gift company.

Young Alumni Entrepreneurs

Young alumni create new enterprises by combining ideas, initiative, and determination.

The Class of 2015: After Mac

We checked in with a few members of the Class of 2015 to see what their first year out of college looks like.

Healthcare Consultant

An information session with Macalester alumni inspired Jyothi Dhanwada ’15 to pursue a career in healthcare consulting; today she works with Optum Consulting at UnitedHealth Group.

Leading the Loft

Economic Consultant

Ha Song Pham ’15 discovered an affinity for data and learned how to make them reveal their truths.

Mac Startups

Seven fledgling businesses spread their wings in a remarkable entrepreneurial incubator.

Learning the Ropes

From caring for zebras to managing actors, Mac students gained some unforgettable experiences last summer.

A Semester in French Publishing

A Mac student's literary adventure living and working in France.

International Intern

International studies major Emily Elkins ’16 helps refugees become U.S. citizens.

Parkinson's Research

Math major handles big data in U of Minnesota program designed to find out more about Parkinson's Disease

Working in a Senator's Office

As a health policy intern, Tess Van Schepen '16 became part of a community in Senator Al Franken's St. Paul office.

Public Health Internships

Four students talk about their Twin Cities internships in the world of public health.

Training Ground for After Mac

A peek into the world of legislative government was an opportunity that William Theriac '16 couldn't pass up.

Internships in Global Issues

Mac students learn about international issues by partnering with local organizations.

From Intern to Employee

With the support of the Macalester network, Haroon Bokhari '16 landed an investment banking job at Wells Fargo.

Maps for Good

Ross Donihue ’11 builds on cartography skills learned at Macalester to promote conservation of critical landscapes.

Studying Zika

This summer Kendra Komoto ’15 was part of a research effort that changed how we understand the Zika virus.

Resurrection in the Heart of New Orleans

Historic St. Paul's Church in New Orleans was in danger of fading away, but Andrew Greenhaw '06 thought the church still had a lot to give.

Mac Startups

Seven fledgling businesses spread their wings in a remarkable entrepreneurial incubator.

Class Agent Impact

Annual Fund Class Agents met in August to discuss the growing program's future.

Creating Screen Magic

Hollywood insider Ken LaZebnik ’76 leads a screenwriting program designed to bring more women into the field.

The Next Sound You Hear

Duluth musician Gaelynn Lea Tressler ’06 wins NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest–and the start of a national reputation.

Market-Savvy Foreign Aid

Mihir Desai ’90 leads a thriving international development consultancy.

Choosing a Bigger Life

Pinpointing that moment when everything changed.

Reunion 2016, Saturday, June 4

Thanks for joining us at Reunion 2016!

Global Cardiac Care

Mac Sustainability Ambassadors Travel from India to Malaysia Exploring the Work of a Twin Cities-based Health NGO.

Bookstores of London

An English major explores the bookstores of the UK.

A Semester in French Publishing

A Mac student's literary adventure living and working in France.

Chilean Conservation

While studying abroad, geology major Sarah Jonathan ’16 did field research for Chile’s national parks.

Spring Study Away and Field Trip Photos

Extra field trip and study away photos.

Study away science

Meet two STEM majors who spent a semester abroad in Budapest and Madagascar.

Athletes Abroad

Studying in other countries was enriching in multiple ways for two Macalester student-athletes.

Vietnam Interlude

Determined to find a challenging study away experience, Kendall Van Sistine ’16 spent a semester in Ho Chi Minh City.

Global Citizenship Photography Contest Winners 2016

When in Rome

Textbooks came alive for students who spent two weeks in January exploring Rome’s art, architecture, and history.

Resurrection in the Heart of New Orleans

Historic St. Paul's Church in New Orleans was in danger of fading away, but Andrew Greenhaw '06 thought the church still had a lot to give.

Mac Startups

Seven fledgling businesses spread their wings in a remarkable entrepreneurial incubator.

Global Cardiac Care

Mac Sustainability Ambassadors Travel from India to Malaysia Exploring the Work of a Twin Cities-based Health NGO.

Mapping North Minneapolis

Mac geography students partnered with a local organization to tell a story using maps.

Political Participation

A dozen lucky Mac students learned about campaigning firsthand during an election year.

International Intern

International studies major Emily Elkins ’16 helps refugees become U.S. citizens.

Sea Semester

Two students from Macalester—Molly Stark-Ragsdale ’17 and Hoai-Nam Bui ’17—took part in a SEA Semester.

Vietnam War, Revisited

A campus symposium looks back on the ’60s peace movement.

Global Citizenship Awards 2016

Three Macalester seniors honored for their commitment to international service.

Making an Impact

Macalester was named No. 2 by Princeton Review for graduating students who make a difference.

Three Macalester alumni become Trustees

Mac alumnus receives Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States

Diego Melo, from Bogotá, Colombia, has received a four-year Fulbright Foreign Student Program award to pursue graduate study.

Two Macalester rising seniors receive scholarships from the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust

Political Science major Emilie McGuire '17 from Park Ridge, Ill., and Economics major Forest Redlin '17, of Tempe, Ariz., have received $25,000 scholarships.

2016 Macalester alumna receives undergraduate essay award from the Association of Africanist Anthropology and an Honorable Mention for the Sylvia Forman Prize

Anthropology major Nana C E Adubea (Dubie) Toa-Kwapong '16 received awards

Sylvia Forman Prize Awarded to Recent Macalester Graduate

Katherine Brown ‘16 has been awarded the Sylvia Forman Prize from the Association for Feminist Anthropology

Macalester’s 23rd Annual International Roundtable -“Sustainable Cities: Sharing Habitat, Building Resiliency”

Thursday through Saturday, September 29 through October 1, 2016, at Macalester College, in varying campus locations and times.

Auspicious Notes, New Music concert from composer Randy Bauer conducted by Mark Mandarano

A 13-piece chamber orchestra comprised of leading Twin Cities musicians will perform the world premiere

Six tenure-track professors join Macalester faculty this fall

They are: Amy Elkins (English), Bret Jackson (Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science), Crystal Moten (History), Jessica Pearson-Patel (History), Katrina Phillips (History), and Leah Witus (Chemistry).

Marlon James to speak at First Thursday

Opening Convocation speaker this year is Marlon James, Macalester English professor and Man Booker Prize winner.

Four students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to Study Abroad

All rising juniors, they have received scholarships to study abroad this summer in Chile, Nepal, Morocco, and the United Kingdom respectively.