Category: College Newswire

Twelve athletic teams recognized for academic excellence

Scots score high GPAs

Field named in honor of Coach John Leaney

Athletic field to be renamed in honor of John Leaney

Art professor receives 2022 McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship

Wallace Professor of Art Ruthann Godollei is one of six Minnesota artists to receive a 2022 McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship.

Three Macalester Students Selected for U of Chicago’s Summer Economics Program

Ghaicha Aboubacar Ahe ‘24, Minh (Michael) Nguyen ‘25, and Giovanny Martínez Rodríguez ‘25 for the 2022 Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute (EDE) cohort.

May 2022 Maccolades: Model UN Champs, Faculty-Student Research, Accelerating Accessibility, and More

Nine new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty 

Macalester's new tenure-track faculty members represent a broad range of disciplines.

Paul Overvoorde receives President’s Award for Meritorious Service

The new award was created for the express purpose of celebrating the unique and exemplary work of a member of the Macalester community.

Sara Suelflow receives 2022 Staff Outstanding Service Award

Sara Suelflow, director of digital engagement and public affairs, has been awarded the 2022 Staff Outstanding Service Award.

Nanette Goldman receives Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award

The 2022 Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes “a faculty member who has been identified by colleagues and students as exemplifying the teaching goals of Macalester College.”

April 2022 Maccolades: An Awards Season Bonanza

Fulbrights, Watsons, grants and more

Eight Mac seniors receive 2022-23 Fulbright awards

Mac professor receives grant from Charles Koch Foundation for book project

The Charles Koch Foundation recently awarded Dr. Latham $12,800 in support of his book project, “China's Grand Strategy: A History, 1950-2050.”

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.