Category: Academics

Fossils at the Smithsonian

Alexandra Lawrence ’14 interned at the National Museum of Natural History, creating replicas of 75 million-year-old fossils.

Polyglot Leads Model UN

Model UN leader Ruxi Zhang speaks four languages and has been published in two of them.

Virtually Together

Class of 2013

Macalester’s seniors set off for graduate school, jobs, and distant lands.

Two Views of Cambodia

It was a richer experience when students and faculty from religious studies and economics studied together in the kingdom of Cambodia.

Global Scholars

Global Citizens 2013

Three standout students win Mac’s Global Citizenship Student Awards.

Music Makers

Two new conductors–Mark Mandarano and Mike McGaghie–bring fresh energy to Macalester' performing arts scene.

Writing About Evil Men

Life of a Library

NSF Chem Fellow Off to Harvard

Andrew Bendelsmith ’13 graduates with a National Science Foundation research fellowship and a Goldwater Scholarship to support his PhD studies in organic chemistry at Harvard.

Anthropology April Fools’ Day

Professor Profile: Andrew Latham

A profile of political science professor Andrew Latham.

First-Year Courses

Educational Studies professor Tina Kruse teaches both the topic at hand and how to navigate life at Mac in one of the building blocks of a Macalester education: the first-year course.

Cost Vs. Value

"Choosing a college is a lot less like choosing a product than it is like building a relationship," says President Brian Rosenberg. Spring brings with it for high school seniors acceptance letters from a variety of colleges and universities. Choosing the right fit can be daunting.

Dreams of Doctoring

Abas Noor ’13 began life as a Somali refugee. As a Mac grad, he’s headed to Brown University’s medical school.

Studio Art Projects

Students in Professor Megan Vossler’s Expanded Drawing and Mixed Media class presented their first projects recently.

Each Hour Redeem

The latest book by Professor Daylanne English will be out this spring.

Charging Up

Through an internship, Joel Mandella ’14 made it easier for electric vehicle drivers to find charging stations.

Kate Hamilton ’13

A biology major reflects on her time at Macalester and offers a few tips on how to get the most from your education.

Two Lenses on Cambodia

It was a richer experience when students and faculty from religious studies and economics studied together in the kingdom of Cambodia.