College Newswire

Collage of 2025-2026 Fulbright awardees: Ryan Connor ’25, Cecilia (Ceil) Maus-Conn '24, Audrey Hartmann '25, Anna Jensen ’25, Simon (Adley) Schwarz '25, Grace McDonough '24, and Adrian Riesgo '25. Not pictured: William Chapman-Renaud '25.

Eight Macalester graduates receive 2025 Fulbright awards

As Fulbright participants, all recipients will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Maccolades for May 2025: Scholarships and fellowships, national science leadership and more

Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades earned by members of the Macalester community. Below are highlights from May 2025.

Students work on an art project at a classroom table.

Eight new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty

They'll join the departments of Economics, Environmental Studies, MSCS, Classical Mediterranean and Middle East, Psychology, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Macalester campus in the spring

Two Macalester students awarded Davis Project for Peace grants

Kinassa and Rushoka are among 125 students globally chosen for the 2025 cohort.

Five graduates sit in a row and smile for the camera while holding their diplomas

Commencement 2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2025 on their commencement from Macalester. View photos and video from the event.

Professional portrait of Ronan Wallace '22

Macalester graduate named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

A current Fulbright Research Scholar, Ronan Wallace '22 graduated with a computer science major and studies 3D modeling in Nepal.

Group photo of the 2025 Student Leadership Award recipients

Thirteen seniors receive 2025 Distinguished Leadership Awards

Meet the thirteen recipients of the Distinguished Leadership Award for Outstanding Seniors.

Macalester College among Peace Corps’ 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Schools  

Macalester College is ranked third in the top small schools’ category among Peace Corps’ 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.

Mark Mandarano

Maccolades for April 2025: An avalanche of awards 

Academics News

Dave Lewin '09 holds an NBA Championship Trophy and holds a cigar in his mouth

Making the Dream Work in Boston

From champagne showers to draft day drills, a Macalester grad's relentless data-driven vision fuels the Celtics' championship dynasty, proving that behind every title team, there's a front office mastermind already plotting the next victory.

A 1950s-era TV set sits on top of a vintage wood speaker set

Lecture Notes: On Television

From suburban sitcoms to civil rights showdowns to reality TV's brand-building, this course reveals how television isn't just a screen, but a cultural mirror reflecting—and shaping—who we are.

Medium shot of Professor Alix Johnson standing in a snowy landscape

Abstract Expressions: Professor Alix Johnson

Iceland, caught in the Cold War's sonar whispers, reveals how a nation can be neither spy nor target, yet still intimately shaped by the unseen eyes of global surveillance.

Immigrant Voices in Times of Fear 

A sociology course deepens classroom knowledge through voter outreach and community engagement. 

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Macalester College named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

Macalester is one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

From a dermatology toolkit to autism help

Macalester's Live It Fund projects span a variety of issues

In Their Own Words 

Students explore the richness of queer and trans lives through oral histories and archival research.

What Payne Avenue Has to Say 

Geography students explore St. Paul’s East Side to learn about its immigrant history, future visions, and what investing in community looks like

Where does education exist?

A first-year course takes education beyond the classroom

Student Life News

Internships News

Alumni News

Books: Spring 2025

Books recently published by Macalester faculty, alumni, and staff.

Macalester campus in the evening

7 Days at Macalester

Catherine Kane ’26 shares stories of student engagement outside the classroom, and all across campus.

Ajuawak Kapashesit ’13 poses for a headshot in a movie theater seat.

From Mewinzha Waasa Wedi Giizhigong (A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away) to Minnesota

Ajuawak Kapashesit ’13 is this galaxy’s first Ojibwe-speaking Han Solo.

President Rivera smiles and points to her Mac mittens while putting on ice skates at the Brighter campaign launch

Sounding Board: Brighter Days Ahead

Defying winter's chill, Macalester College ignited joy and launched a $250M campaign with ice rinks and bonfires, proving that even in darkness, community's spark can fuel a brighter future.

Dave Lewin '09 holds an NBA Championship Trophy and holds a cigar in his mouth

Making the Dream Work in Boston

From champagne showers to draft day drills, a Macalester grad's relentless data-driven vision fuels the Celtics' championship dynasty, proving that behind every title team, there's a front office mastermind already plotting the next victory.

Dr. Regina Rodman '01 stands next to a patient chair and in front of a sunny window in her medical office

About Face

Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Regina Rodman ’01 helps affirm her patients’ sense of self.

Professional portrait of Matthew Bergeron '08

Volunteer Spotlight: Matthew Bergeron ’08

From political dreams to soccer team builder, this Macalester grad's journey proves a liberal arts education can score big in unexpected fields, even leading to a love story under the Bell Tower.

A 1950s-era TV set sits on top of a vintage wood speaker set

Lecture Notes: On Television

From suburban sitcoms to civil rights showdowns to reality TV's brand-building, this course reveals how television isn't just a screen, but a cultural mirror reflecting—and shaping—who we are.

Medium shot of Professor Alix Johnson standing in a snowy landscape

Abstract Expressions: Professor Alix Johnson

Iceland, caught in the Cold War's sonar whispers, reveals how a nation can be neither spy nor target, yet still intimately shaped by the unseen eyes of global surveillance.