Category: Alumni

Presidential Panel

Macalester’s past and present leaders reflect on their years at the college.

A Not-So-Retiring Retirement

After a successful career in health care analytics, Erin DeRuggiero ’96 is focusing on supporting up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

Code of Conduct

With a grounding in history and political science, B. Todd Jones ’79 has navigated high-profile roles in law enforcement, government, and the National Football League.

New 2024 Alumni Board Members

Learn more about the newest members of the Alumni Board

Books: Summer 2024

Books recently published by Macalester faculty, alumni, and staff

Reunion 2024

Reunion 2024 took place at Macalester from June 6-9. Read more and view photos from the weekend here.

Work Wisdom: Dan Sullivan ’96

Sullivan shares career lessons from woodworking and music.

Pastoral Encounters

What Chaplain Kelly J. Stone has learned about Macalester’s heart and soul when she commemorates our community’s lives.

Clouded Waters, Clear Vision

For author Dianna Hunter ’71, a search for justice fostered at Mac has fueled all of her wide-ranging incarnations.

Sounding Board: Preparing for Lives of Purpose

Neuroscience with a Twist

How neuroscientist Zainab Mansaray-Storms ’09 turned a failed kitchen experiment into a lucrative passion project.

Finding the Middle Way

A leader of the Macalester Alumni of Moderation, Charlie Birge ’15 believes greater viewpoint diversity could help overcome political polarization.

Innovation Scholars Tackle Real-Time Challenges

Macalester students explored the intersection of science, healthcare and medicine, economics, business, and entrepreneurship.

Shelf Conscious: Kerry Alexander ’12

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

Lecture Notes: Sports Geography

In Professor Eric Carter’s course, students examine sports culture as a reflection of a society, both what ails it and what makes it so special.

Volunteer Spotlight: Dalton Green ’22

Dalton Greene ’22 is a Class Agent and a member of the Young Grand Society

Virtual Programming Task Force

Dr. Karen Kaufman-Codjoe ’74 is chair of the Alumni Board’s Virtual Programming Task Force.

When Life Throws You a Curveball

Stories of struggle, pauses, wrong turns, right turns, and reinvention.

College in the Age of AI

Generative artificial intelligence has come on strong. What does that mean for teaching and learning?

Books: Spring 2024

Books recently published by Macalester alumni, faculty, and staff

An Inside Look at COP28, the World’s Largest Climate-Change Conference

Physics major Camellia Nai Schwartzman ’25 shares details and photos from her firsthand experience at COP28