Category: College Newswire

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

Three Macalester Alumnae Receive Fulbrights

Three Macalester alumnae from the class of 2015 have received Fulbright scholarships.

Macalester Partners with QuestBridge to Enroll Exceptional Low-Income Students

Macalester College has joined QuestBridge, a national non-profit that connects the nation’s most exceptional, low-income youth with leading institutions of higher education.

Macalester mourns the loss of Art Professor Gary Erickson

Gary Erickson, a visiting assistant professor of Art and Art History who came to Macalester in 1995, has passed away at the age of 60.

Two professors, a retired Foreign Service officer, a pastor, and an artist and entrepreneur, are five of nine to be honored at Macalester Reunion in June

Macalester Reunion 2016, June 3-5.

Three Macalester students receive U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships

Three students have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) to study Indonesian, Arabic, and Korean this summer.

Graduating senior named 2016 American Humanity in Action Fellow

Gage Garretson ’16, has been named a 2016 American Humanity in Action Fellow, one of 48 recipients this year out of a pool of 513 applicants.

Macalester student receives research award from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists

Senior Anthropology major Cecilia Mayer has been awarded the American Association for Physical Anthropologists 2016 Sherwood Washburn Prize for Exemplary Student Research for her poster presentation.

Macalester student is Udall Foundation 2016 Scholar

The Udall Foundation has selected Macalester student Henry Kellison ’17 (Austin, Texas) as one of 60 students from 49 colleges and universities to be a 2016 Udall Scholar.

Macalester named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education

Creating Diverse Communities

Macalester African Music Ensemble Spring Concert

Join us for a night of traditional African music and dance, featuring Ghanaian dancers Patience Serwoh and Patience Boni, and the Ensemble alumni.

Research Led by Macalester Professor Kristi Curry Rogers Reveals New Insights into the Lives of Baby Dinosaurs

Research led by Macalester College Professor Kristi Curry Rogers published in "Science" sheds the first light on the life of a baby Rapetosaurus, whose 67-million-year-old fossil bones were found in Madagascar.

The Macalester College Theatre and Dance Department presents Awake, the 2016 Spring Dance Concert

Chemistry Professor Thomas D. Varberg Receives Thomas Jefferson Award

David L. Blaney Inaugural Lecture as the G. Theodore Mitau Professor of Political Science

Macalester sophomore to receive Congressional Gold Medal this summer in Washington, DC