Category: Featured College News

Macalester senior awarded 2025 Watson Fellowship

Meira Smit ’25 will be traveling to Canada, Ecuador, Germany, India, and Kenya to investigate how small-scale farms are responding to the increasing threats posed by global climate change.

Macalester junior awarded 2025 Goldwater Scholarship

Frances McConnell '26 is the ninth student from Macalester to receive the prestigious award since the scholarship’s inception.

Professor Beth Severy-Hoven receives the 2025 Jefferson Award

Dr. Beth Severy-Hoven, professor of the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East, was selected by a committee of past Jefferson Award winners.

Music icon Bob Mould to deliver keynote address for 2025 Commencement

Mould, who formed the punk rock band Hüsker Dü with two friends during his first year at Macalester in 1978, will also receive an honorary degree.

Maccolades for March 2025: Bold climate action, student leadership, and more

National champs, book awards, handsome fellowships 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 January and February 2025.

Macalester College named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

Macalester is one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Praise from Norway, arts advocate award, Twin Cities’ finest in business

Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community. Below are highlights from December 2024.

Immigrant stories on stage, student awards, food security solutions, 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 November 2024.

Macalester ranks #2 in Sustainable Campus Index

Macalester College has been recognized again as a top performer in the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index, receiving a Gold rating and the #2 ranking among Baccalaureate Institutions.

Moot court champs, expanding access, ambassador for peace, 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 October 2024.

Mac Fest 2024 Photo Gallery

Check out photos from this year's Mac Fest.

NBA esteem, a Marvel comics debut, voting outreach, 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 September 2024.

U.S. News, Niche and others once again rank Macalester College among nation’s top liberal arts colleges

Macalester's rankings include 14th in study abroad and 26th on a list of National Liberal Arts Colleges, among others.

Macalester presents honorary degree to The Honorable Andrew Gordon ’05

On September 5, 2024, Macalester College President Suzanne M. Rivera presented The Honorable Andrew Gordon ‘05 with the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. 

Macalester College Board of Trustees Extends President Suzanne M. Rivera’s Contract  

"I am incredibly proud of all that we have been able to accomplish as a community over the past four years, and am looking forward to continuing that work together," said President Rivera.

Maccolades for Summer 2024: Among the best in books, career services, waste reduction, 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 Summer 2024.

Macalester to outsource investment management

For the first time in Macalester’s history, the college will partner with a private firm to manage its investments.

Maccolades for May 2024: Queer role model, sustainability awards, an octogenarian swimming legend, and more

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

Biology professor part of team awarded $15 million NSF grant to study climate change in the Arctic

The Evolving Meta-Ecosystems Institute will focus on understanding how Arctic organisms and ecosystems are responding to a rapidly changing climate.

Three new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty

The professors are Sheharyar Imran, Political Science; Kristin Heysse, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science; and Zuoyu Tian, Linguistics.