Category: College Newswire

Macalester student receives $30,000 Truman Scholarship

Julian Applebaum ‘23, a junior from Wellesley, Massachusetts has been named one of 58 Truman Scholars for 2022.

Professor Bill Moseley is the 2022 Jefferson Award winner

DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography Bill Moseley is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas Jefferson Award.

Two Students Win $10,000 grants from Davis Projects for Peace

Macalester students Yosan Worota '23 and Alice Bruno '23 have been awarded $10,000 grants from the Davis Projects for Peace program.

Three students receive Fund for Education Abroad awards to help with travel expenses

Macalester students Ikran Noor ‘24, Juan Carlos Pineda ‘24, and Linda Lor ‘24 are among the 123 undergraduate scholars across the country to receive a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) award.

Macalester Announces Honorary Degree Recipients, Commencement and Graduation Celebration Speakers

Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. in the Macalester Stadium, and will include a bagpipe procession, remarks from a senior class speaker, and presentation of diplomas to members of the Class of 2022.

Two Mac seniors awarded Watson Fellowships for travel abroad

Two students to spend a year traveling the world

Trillium Family Foundation grant supports Mac Project Corps

In January, 110 students completed the second iteration of Mac Project Corps with support from the Trillium Family Foundation.

March 2022 Maccolades: Stellar athletes, a forensics juggernaut, rising stars in business and more

Macalester is named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars

Macalester College is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2021-2022 Fulbright U.S. Scholars.

Maccolades for February 2022: New books and poems, a music composition, COVID drawings 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 February 2022. 

Macalester receives Beckman Scholars Program award to support student research

Macalester College is one of 14 colleges and universities to receive a 2022 Beckman Scholars Program award, which is dedicated to supporting undergraduate research in chemistry and life sciences.

Macalester joins group of top colleges dedicated to expanding access to higher education

Macalester College is one of four institutions that has been invited to join The Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE).

Maccolades for January 2022: Teaching awards, newly tenured faculty, and nearly $2.5 million in grants

Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community.

Project to develop humanities curriculum around Mississippi River receives $1.49 million grant from Mellon Foundation

Macalester Native and Indigenous Initiative receives $1 million grant from Mellon Foundation

The grant will enable Macalester to create a multi-faceted initiative dedicated to engagement with and scholarship around Indigenous people, culture and history.

Dr. Alina Wong Rejoins Macalester College as Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Six Macalester professors awarded tenure

The six professors represent a broad range of disciplines.

Two Macalester students awarded the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Scholarship for responsible corporate governance

The annual $30,000 award is for students majoring in economics or political science who are interested in studying and promoting responsible corporate management and governance.

Maccolades for November 2021: Poetic praise, moot court success, and grants for internships and sexual assault prevention

Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community.

Macalester College Awarded Grant to Support Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention and Response

The project, titled “Integrating Resources: Comprehensive, Coordinated Campus Prevention & Response,” will coordinate and enhance prevention and response resources related to sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking.

Maccolades for October 2021: Rebuilding history, State Dept. recognition, and new books on opioid epidemic, extraction industries

Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community.