Category: College Newswire

Maccolades for April 2021: Fulbright to France, NEA grant, and new books on salvage tourism and Shakespeare

Coco Du receives 2021 Staff Outstanding Service Award

Prof. Karín Aguilar-San Juan receives 2021 Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award

Professor Duchess Harris is this year’s Thomas Jefferson Award winner

American Studies and Political Science Professor Duchess Harris is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Jefferson Award.

New study on efficacy of vaccine education reveals information, gender matter

The study examines two versions of an educational video about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, one narrated by a man and the other by a woman.

Groundbreaking Native American activist will be 2021 commencement speaker

Elona Street-Stewart will be the 2021 commencement speaker at Macalester College’s spring graduation ceremony.

Maccolades for March 2021: Poetry and public history prizes, Fulbright excellence

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

Macalester senior awarded 2021 Watson Fellowship

Each of the 42 recipients from this year’s class of Watson Fellows receives a one-year stipend of $36,000 to pursue original projects outside the United States.

Five new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty

Five new tenure-track faculty members representing a broad range of disciplines will be joining Macalester in the coming months.

Chemistry professor’s Cottrell Scholar Award will create new student research jobs

As a new Cottrell Scholar, Prof. Witus has big plans for her students, her lab, and her classroom.

Macalester student chasing Olympic dream in the Netherlands

Conor McDermott-Mostowy '22 is competing in this year's condensed long track speedskating season in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Career Exploration team featured in new book by New York Times columnist

The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber features a conversation with Career Exploration Dean Mindy Deardurff.

Macalester English professor receives Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship

The fellowships are awarded annually by the Jerome Foundation to early-career artists based in Minnesota and New York City.

Macalester professor named to board of The Kamala Harris Project

The project consists of a collective of scholars across disciplines who will track all aspects of Kamala Harris’ tenure as the nation’s first woman of color to serve as vice president.

Governor’s Office selects President Rivera to help guide Young Women’s Initiative

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan have named Macalester College President Suzanne Rivera to the Executive Council for the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota (YWI).

Two Macalester students awarded the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust scholarship

Dana Gustafson ’22, from Arlington, Mass. and Frank Marquette ‘21, from Little Falls, Minn. are this year’s recipients of the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Scholarship.

Macalester College adopts test-optional admissions policy

Macalester College will no longer require prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission.

Board of Trustees Approves Removal of Edward Duffield Neill Name from Neill Hall

Macalester College Board of Trustees Announces Strengthened Sustainability Practices and Investment Policies

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