Academics News
Pledging Russian
Emma Verges '21 shares her experience of studying away in Russia.
Creating electronic music
Students use the electronic music lab to tell stories with sound.
60-Second Syllabus: Endangered/Minority Languages
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
60-Second Syllabus: American Indian History Since 1871
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
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.
60-Second Syllabus: 2D Design
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
60-Second Syllabus: Environmental Classics
All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course.
Sound Arguments
A political science course teaches students how to argue with skill, passion—and kindness.
Democracy in Action
In last fall’s election season, a new class immersed students in the democratic process.
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.
International Forecast
For international college students eager to study in the United States, COVID-19 is just the latest complication.
Buddy Up
The Buddy System is a new, student-created initiative to create community in physical distancing.
The Class of 2024
Get to know Mac's class of 2024.
Thriving in Place
The Macalester Athletics Department is exploring new ways of keeping student-athletes connected.
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.
Collaborating for Change
Macalester's Black Lives Matter chapter (BLMatMac) formed at the end of the May, coordinating a donation drive in early June.
Senior Remarks: Melisa Peresian Letayian
Melisa Peresian Letayian was one of two speakers chosen for Macalester's Commencement in May.
A Message to our Davis United World College Scholars
Congratulations to the Davis UWC Scholars Class of 2020!
Internships News
Exploring careers
Every summer the Macalester Summer Internship Grant supports students while they work
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.
The future of global health
Aaron Zou researches why people avoid being vaccinated
Mixing liberal arts with investment banking
Theo Nsereko brings his liberal arts experience to Wall Street.
Early-Stage Entrepreneurship
Each summer through MacNest, 10 students learn what it's like to work at an emerging company.
Risk and Reward
Maddy Kennard structures her internship at a start-up in downtown Minneapolis, just seven miles from campus.
Interning at the Minnesota Department of Health
Three miles from campus, Jack analyzes food recovery and commuter trends at the Minnesota Department of Health.
St. Paul Storyteller
As an intern with the St. Paul Neighborhood Network, Mai Moua Thao ‘22 helped produce documentaries about the local community.
Cleaning Up Industry
Jose Perez '22 spent his summer interning with the Guatemalan Center of Cleaner Production.
Alumni News
“We’re Here.”
The Alumni Board’s Athletics Working Group (AWG) is finding ways to connect alumni to student-athletes.
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.
Books: Winter 2021
Books recently published by Macalester alumni, faculty, and staff.
Lecture Notes: Rumors in History
Professor Karin Vélez examines how fiction can overshadow reality, even when we have all the facts.
An American in Paris
Josh Timberlake ’96 found a career that applied both of his majors and took him on an international adventure.
Demoya Gordon Makes the Case for Justice
The 2006 alum fought against Prada’s racist iconography—and won.
Democracy in Action
In last fall’s election season, a new class immersed students in the democratic process.
Wise Words for Turbulent Times
Alumni share perspectives on how to move forward.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.