Category: College Newswire

Macalester Theatre and Dance and Music Departments co-present an interdisciplinary production of Medea

Performances are February 17 and 18, at 8 p.m.

Macalester names Executive Director of Alumni Engagement

Seven Juniors Receive Gilman Scholarship

They represent seven of over 850 American undergraduate students from 359 colleges and universities across the U.S.

Macalester names Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship

Macalester Alumna Hawi Tilahune Wins Prestigious Rangel Fellowship

The Rangel Fellowship will provide Tilahune with approximately $95,000 in benefits over a two year period, and give her the opportunity to represent her country overseas.

2015 Alumna named Schwarzman Scholar for 2018

Anne Gavin '15, a summa cum laude Anthropology major from Mendota Heights, Minn., has been selected as one of 129 Schwarzman Scholars for 2018.

Macalester professor named 2016 Fellow in AAAS

Eric P. Wiertelak, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Psychology and Director of Neuroscience Studies, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Marlon James Named Macalester’s First Writer-in-Residence

Marlon James, Macalester English professor and winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, has been named Macalester’s first ever writer-in-residence. His appointment begins January 1, 2017.

The Macalester College Theatre and Dance Department presents Bodies in the Balance, the 2016 Fall Dance Concert

Performances are December 2 at 7:30 pm and December 3 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Main Stage Theater

The Macalester College Theatre and Dance Department presents Urinetown: The Musical

Performances are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, November 4 - 5, Thursday – Saturday, Nov. 10 – 12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, November 6.

Three Macalester alumni become Trustees

Mac alumnus receives Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States

Two Macalester rising seniors receive scholarships from the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust

Political Science major Emilie McGuire '17 from Park Ridge, Ill., and Economics major Forest Redlin '17, of Tempe, Ariz., have received $25,000 scholarships.

2016 Macalester alumna receives undergraduate essay award from the Association of Africanist Anthropology and an Honorable Mention for the Sylvia Forman Prize

Macalester’s 23rd Annual International Roundtable -“Sustainable Cities: Sharing Habitat, Building Resiliency”

Thursday through Saturday, September 29 through October 1, 2016, at Macalester College, in varying campus locations and times.

Auspicious Notes, New Music concert from composer Randy Bauer conducted by Mark Mandarano

A 13-piece chamber orchestra comprised of leading Twin Cities musicians will perform the world premiere

Six tenure-track professors join Macalester faculty this fall

They are: Amy Elkins (English), Bret Jackson (Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science), Crystal Moten (History), Jessica Pearson-Patel (History), Katrina Phillips (History), and Leah Witus (Chemistry).

Marlon James to speak at First Thursday

Opening Convocation speaker this year is Marlon James, Macalester English professor and Man Booker Prize winner.

Four students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to Study Abroad

All rising juniors, they have received scholarships to study abroad this summer in Chile, Nepal, Morocco, and the United Kingdom respectively.

Macalester Student Selected as College Debate 2016 Delegate

The delegates are turning to social media to post, tweet, share, and snap the issues that matter most to young voters.

Macalester names Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students