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DeWitt Wallace Library on the Macalester campus in fall.

Inclusive Initiatives: Equitable Access with OER

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

May 24 2023

Producing a History of Consumerism

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

May 22 2023

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.

May 22 2023

Commencement 2023

Congratulations, Class of 2023!

May 18 2023

Honors Project Insights

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

May 15 2023

Falling in Love with Chemistry

Renowned organic chemist Richmond Sarpong '95 delivers distinguished chemistry lecture.

April 28 2023

Professor Christina Esposito

Shelf Conscious: Professor Christina Esposito

Ever wonder about all those books lining professors’ offices? We’re with you.

April 28 2023

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The Art of Costume Design

Theater and Dance Department professor Sarah Bahr offers students a real-world experience in the backstage drama of costume design.

April 28 2023

Grounding the Poor Farm

A geography course on poor farms channels sociology, history, and other disciplines to shine a light on these localized precursors to modern-day welfare.

April 26 2023

Morgan Adamson alongside a still of her new film

Professor’s new film debuts at Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

Brutal Utopias, the new film from Dr. Morgan Adamson, chair of the Media and Cultural Studies department, focuses on the foundation of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.

April 19 2023

Theater professor helps bring first-ever Hmong opera to life

Professor Mina Kinukawa, who is head of the Design and Technologies of Performance minor in the Theater and Dance Department, served as the production’s scenic designer.

April 18 2023

Learning in the City

We talked with three professors whose spring classes include Twin Cities connections.

April 12 2023

Local News Media Institutions

A class gives students a more nuanced understanding of the media landscape, drawing on the abundance of local news organizations and community media in the Twin Cities.

April 11 2023

Interdisciplinary Innovations

Innovation Scholars program challenges students to tackle real-world problems, traverse traditional disciplinary boundaries, and create real-world solutions

April 3 2023

Mac students Mena Feleke and Amanda de Souza pose in front of the Minnesota State Capitol Building.

Policymaking with Minnesota Capitol Pathways

This spring, several Macalester students are learning about government and building connections around the state capitol through the Minnesota Capitol Pathways program.

March 28 2023

Gallier House

New project offers virtual tour of 19th century New Orleans home

Professor Walter Greason explains why the Gallier House in New Orleans’ French Quarter was such an ideal location and what the project signals for the future of public history scholarship.

March 15 2023

Bonjour de Paris!

Charley Eatchel '24 shares some highlights from their time in Paris.

March 7 2023

Illustration of people dressed in 19th century attire reading, painting, and talking

Lecture Notes: Happiness in the Nineteenth Century

Professor Juliette Rogers of French and Francophone studies created a course about French nineteenth-century thinkers, writers, and artists and their pursuit of happiness.

March 6 2023

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And: Team-Taught Courses Amplify Learning for Students and Professors

Team-taught courses bring together Mac experts across disciplines to explore the terrain—and sometimes, the tensions—of complex topics.

March 6 2023

Live It Fund’s winter participants share their once-in-a-lifetime experiences

From Vietnam to Guatemala to Kenya, Mac's Live It Fund participants identified issues and opportunities, proposed innovative solutions, and lived out global citizenship over J-Term.

March 6 2023

Professor Lela Pierce Awarded Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship

Visiting assistant professor of sculpture Lela Pierce ’08 named Jerome Hill Artist Fellow

February 24 2023

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