Category: Featured College News

Eight Mac seniors receive 2022-23 Fulbright awards

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.

New study looks at how coastal ecosystems respond to hurricanes

When confronted by a storm, is it better to be resistant like an oak or resilient like a willow? That’s the long-standing question an international research team that included Macalester professor Christine Sierra O’Connell examines in a new study of the ecological impacts of hurricanes.

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.

Maccolades for February 2022: New books and poems, a music composition, COVID drawings 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 February 2022. 

Macalester receives Beckman Scholars Program award to support student research

Macalester College is one of 14 colleges and universities to receive a 2022 Beckman Scholars Program award, which is dedicated to supporting undergraduate research in chemistry and life sciences.

Macalester joins group of top colleges dedicated to expanding access to higher education

Macalester College is one of four institutions that has been invited to join The Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE).

Maccolades for January 2022: Teaching awards, newly tenured faculty, and nearly $2.5 million in grants

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

Project to develop humanities curriculum around Mississippi River receives $1.49 million grant from Mellon Foundation

Macalester Native and Indigenous Initiative receives $1 million grant from Mellon Foundation

The grant will enable Macalester to create a multi-faceted initiative dedicated to engagement with and scholarship around Indigenous people, culture and history.

Dr. Alina Wong Rejoins Macalester College as Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Six Macalester professors awarded tenure

The six professors represent a broad range of disciplines.

Two Macalester students awarded the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Scholarship for responsible corporate governance

The annual $30,000 award is for students majoring in economics or political science who are interested in studying and promoting responsible corporate management and governance.

Maccolades for November 2021: Poetic praise, moot court success, and grants for internships and sexual assault prevention

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

Macalester College Awarded Grant to Support Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention and Response

The project, titled “Integrating Resources: Comprehensive, Coordinated Campus Prevention & Response,” will coordinate and enhance prevention and response resources related to sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking.

Maccolades for October 2021: Rebuilding history, State Dept. recognition, and new books on opioid epidemic, extraction industries

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

State Department recognizes Macalester as top producer of Gilman Scholars

The college has produced the most Gilman recipients over the past 20 years in the Small Institution 20-year Overall Top Producer category.

Macalester College inaugurates Dr. Suzanne M. Rivera as its 17th president

On October 9, 2021, Macalester formally inaugurated Dr. Suzanne M. Rivera as the college’s 17th president.

Macalester Selects New Dean of Students

Dr. Kathryn Kay Coquemont will become the college’s Associate Vice President and Dean of Students. She will begin her new role January 2022.

Pres. Rivera named to board of College Possible

President Suzanne Rivera has been named to the national board of directors of College Possible, a national college access and success nonprofit.

Maccolades for September 2021: Mac at the UN, a new textbook, and students recognized for caring

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