Category: Alumni

Theatrical Practice

Stephen Fedo ’72 juggles multiple roles: actor, director, playwright, and general counsel.

Changing Company Culture

Caroline Karanja ’12 is helping organizations talk about equity—and take action.

A Look Back at 2018

Check out some of Mac's most interesting stories from the past calendar year!

Six Months After Launch

Six months after the Class of 2018 graduated from Macalester, we asked a few of the new alumni what life looks like now.

Professor Perspectives

Through published commentaries, Mac faculty members speak up about complex issues.

Mac Book News: Fall 2018

Meet the New Tenure-track Faculty

This year, nine new tenure-track professors are in Mac classrooms.

Thinking in World Terms

Creative Enterprise

Entrepreneur Mollie Windmiller ’03 is driven by a passion for design and connection.

Lecture Notes: The Age of Migration

From Kentucky to Mongolia, geography professor Holly Barcus studies how people migrate.

Kofi Annan’s Extraordinary Legacy

Macalester mourns the loss of Kofi Annan ’61, “the ultimate embodiment of Macalester’s mission.”

The Power of Storytelling

Three Mac friends team up to produce This Land Is, a children’s book designed to build empathy.

Bringing Congress Together

A new exchange created by a Mac alum aims to build bridges in Congress.

Professor Perspectives

Through published commentaries, Mac faculty members speak up about complex issues.

The Macalester Moment

This targeted fundraising campaign builds on the access and excellence that define Macalester’s foundation.

Start-up Life: Meet Four MacNest Interns

These entrepreneurial MacNest interns spent their summer embedded at fast-paced start-ups and nonprofits across the Twin Cities.

Alum Leads Men’s Hoops

Now the youngest head coach in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), Abe Woldeslassie ’08 will hit the recruiting trail this summer to build his first class of student-athletes.

Alumni Award Winners

Around the world, Mac alumni reach out, speak up, build bridges, and solve challenges. Alumni Awards—presented each year at Reunion by Mac’s Alumni Board—honor those who exemplify that spirit.

Lecture Notes: Philosophy of Technology

Philosophy professor Diane Michelfelder considers how we shape technology—and how technology shapes us.

Intergenerational Learning

Anthropology professor Dianna Shandy asked her students to partner up for a semester-long assignment—not with one another, but with women 80–95 years old.

Global Citizens

Three seniors—Kevin Xiong, Tasneem Issa, and Miranda Harris— received the college’s Global Citizenship Student Award this spring