Archive: May 2023

Maccolades for May 2023: A flurry of success in forensics, Fulbrights, creative writing, sustainability, and more

Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community. Below are highlights from May 2023. 

Inclusive Initiatives: Equitable Access with OER

The DeWitt Wallace Library explores open educational resources to center inclusivity, affordability

Macalester earns top marks for sustainability efforts in national competition

The college ranked #1 among small schools in three categories: Zero Waste, Food Organics, and Diversion. 

Two Macalester students awarded $10k grant to empower teachers in Brazil

Macalester students Valeska Kohan ‘23 and  Amanda de Souza ‘25 have been awarded $10,000 from Davis Projects for Peace.

Producing a History of Consumerism

An environmental studies course takes on the challenge of disentangling consumer solutions from consumerism's fundamental flaws.

The Science of Protest: Bridging Academia and Activism

A political science course seeks to connect academic research on the effectiveness of protest to the lived experience, efforts, and goals of protesters.

Commencement 2023

Congratulations, Class of 2023!

Honors Project Insights

We asked five seniors to tell us about their yearlong research projects.

Eleven new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty

Eleven new tenure-track faculty members representing a broad range of disciplines will be joining Macalester in the coming months.

Nine Macalester students and recent graduates receive 2023 Fulbright awards

Story-writing intern brings ideas together

As part of her environmental studies capstone, Julia Chamberland has been writing stories for Minnesota Upstream.

Macalester student receives Phi Beta Kappa scholarship

Macalester junior Holiday O’Bryan ‘24 received Phi Beta Kappa’s (PBK) undergraduate Key into Public Service scholarship.

MacConnect: Washington, D.C.

Over spring break, a group of students explored social science careers in Washington, D.C., with MacConnect.

Unfiltered: Spring 2023

Record number of Macalester students selected for U of Chicago’s summer economics program

The Expanding Diversity in Economics program is designed to "identify and support talented undergraduate students from a broad range of backgrounds who are interested in the study of economics."

Two Macalester professors receive fellowships to develop senior leadership skills

Professors Andrea Kaston Tange and Duchess Harris are among 10 faculty from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) to be designated as inaugural ACM Mellon Academic Leadership Fellows.

A Passion for Teaching, and Teaching for Passion

Nick Shriver '18 is currently working at Little Wound School in South Dakota as an 8th and 9th grade English and Social Studies teacher and high school football coach.