Academics News
Pledging Russian
Emma Verges '21 shares her experience of studying away in Russia.
March 2 2021
Creating electronic music
Students use the electronic music lab to tell stories with sound.
February 24 2021
60-Second Syllabus: Endangered/Minority Languages
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
February 24 2021
60-Second Syllabus: American Indian History Since 1871
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
February 24 2021
Reimagining Community Care
Through partnerships with Twin Cities mutual aid networks and nonprofits, the Sustainability Office is building a wider definition of sustainability at Macalester.
February 24 2021
60-Second Syllabus: 2D Design
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
February 23 2021
60-Second Syllabus: Environmental Classics
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
February 23 2021
Sound Arguments
A political science course teaches students how to argue with skill, passion—and kindness.
January 29 2021
Democracy in Action
In last fall’s election season, a new class immersed students in the democratic process.
January 25 2021
Student Life News
Unfiltered: Fall 2020
What’s it like to be in college during COVID-19? In “Unfiltered,” we ask several students from the Class of 2023 five simple questions—over and over, each semester until they graduate.
November 6 2020
International Forecast
For international college students eager to study in the United States, COVID-19 is just the latest complication.
October 21 2020
Buddy Up
The Buddy System is a new, student-created initiative to create community in physical distancing.
October 21 2020
The Class of 2024
Get to know Mac's class of 2024.
October 21 2020
Thriving in Place
The Macalester Athletics Department is exploring new ways of keeping student-athletes connected.
August 18 2020
Neighborhood Pantry
Macalester's pilot Little Free Pantry, a response to a request put forth by the Black Liberation Affairs Committee (BLAC), will be an open place for community members to take and leave non-perishable foods.
August 18 2020
Collaborating for Change
Macalester's Black Lives Matter chapter (BLMatMac) formed at the end of the May, coordinating a donation drive in early June.
August 17 2020
Senior Remarks: Melisa Peresian Letayian
Melisa Peresian Letayian was one of two speakers chosen for Macalester's Commencement in May.
June 5 2020
A Message to our Davis United World College Scholars
Congratulations to the Davis UWC Scholars Class of 2020!
June 1 2020
Internships News
Exploring careers
Every summer the Macalester Summer Internship Grant supports students while they work
October 19 2020
A Force for Good: Mac Project Corps
Virtual student teams brought a liberal arts perspective to solving problems at local businesses, nonprofits, and start-ups.
September 23 2020
The future of global health
Aaron Zou researches why people avoid being vaccinated
September 23 2020
Mixing liberal arts with investment banking
Theo Nsereko brings his liberal arts experience to Wall Street.
September 21 2020
Early-Stage Entrepreneurship
Each summer through MacNest, 10 students learn what it's like to work at an emerging company.
September 14 2020
Risk and Reward
Maddy Kennard structures her internship at a start-up in downtown Minneapolis, just seven miles from campus.
April 3 2020
Interning at the Minnesota Department of Health
Three miles from campus, Jack analyzes food recovery and commuter trends at the Minnesota Department of Health.
January 16 2020
St. Paul Storyteller
As an intern with the St. Paul Neighborhood Network, Mai Moua Thao ‘22 helped produce documentaries about the local community.
August 20 2019
Cleaning Up Industry
Jose Perez '22 spent his summer interning with the Guatemalan Center of Cleaner Production.
August 12 2019
Alumni News
“We’re Here.”
The Alumni Board’s Athletics Working Group (AWG) is finding ways to connect alumni to student-athletes.
February 2 2021
Big Questions with Professor Sam Asarnow
In November, President Suzanne Rivera talked with philosophy professor Sam Asarnow about how we balance our commitment to the greater good with our desire to exercise personal autonomy in a pandemic.
January 25 2021
Books: Winter 2021
Books recently published by Macalester alumni, faculty, and staff.
January 25 2021
Lecture Notes: Rumors in History
Professor Karin Vélez examines how fiction can overshadow reality, even when we have all the facts.
January 25 2021
An American in Paris
Josh Timberlake ’96 found a career that applied both of his majors and took him on an international adventure.
January 25 2021
Demoya Gordon Makes the Case for Justice
The 2006 alum fought against Prada’s racist iconography—and won.
January 25 2021
Democracy in Action
In last fall’s election season, a new class immersed students in the democratic process.
January 25 2021
Wise Words for Turbulent Times
Alumni share perspectives on how to move forward.
January 25 2021
“You’ve Got a Chance to Make This Country Whole”
Mahmoud El-Kati shaped generations of students. He’s no longer teaching, but his work continues.
January 25 2021
College Newswire
Chemistry professor’s Cottrell Scholar Award will create new student research jobs
As a new Cottrell Scholar, Prof. Witus has big plans for her students, her lab, and her classroom.
February 25 2021
Macalester student chasing Olympic dream in the Netherlands
Conor McDermott-Mostowy '22 is competing in this year's condensed long track speedskating season in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
February 9 2021
Career Exploration team featured in new book by New York Times columnist
The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber features a conversation with Career Exploration Dean Mindy Deardurff.
February 8 2021
Macalester English professor receives Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship
The fellowships are awarded annually by the Jerome Foundation to early-career artists based in Minnesota and New York City.
February 4 2021
Macalester professor named to board of The Kamala Harris Project
The project consists of a collective of scholars across disciplines who will track all aspects of Kamala Harris’ tenure as the nation’s first woman of color to serve as vice president.
February 3 2021
Governor’s Office selects President Rivera to help guide Young Women’s Initiative
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan have named Macalester College President Suzanne Rivera to the Executive Council for the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota (YWI).
January 27 2021
What Makes Some Advocacy Groups More Attractive Than Others?
After years of researching protest movements in Africa, assistant professor of political science Lisa Mueller had some hypotheses that she wanted to test here in the United States.
January 22 2021
Two Macalester students awarded the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust scholarship
Dana Gustafson ’22, from Arlington, Mass. and Frank Marquette ‘21, from Little Falls, Minn. are this year’s recipients of the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Scholarship.
January 5 2021
Four Students Awarded HASTAC Scholarships
Paul Gabriel L. Cosme '22, Osmar Del Rio '21, Kira Schukar '22, and Matthew Wilkinson '22 will join an exclusive, multidisciplinary community of graduate and undergraduate students passionate about using technology and media to communicate their research and challenge the traditional boundaries of academia.
December 23 2020