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Shelf Conscious: Mario Solis-Garcia

Ever wonder about all those books lining professors' offices? We're with you.

October 21 2020

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Ever the Same

President Suzanne Rivera on the parts of the Macalester experience that remain unchanged, despite changes brought by the pandemic.

October 21 2020

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Equal Harvest

Marichel Mejia ’11 helps farmworkers fight for fairness.

October 21 2020

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Lecture Notes: Cognitive Phenomena

How do we learn, remember, and think?

October 21 2020

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Conservation Philosophy

Brady Robinson ’95 is working to protect and restore the great outdoors.

October 21 2020

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International Forecast

For international college students eager to study in the United States, COVID-19 is just the latest complication.

October 21 2020

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Map to the Future

The successful Macalester Moment campaign shaped the student experience, today and for generations to come.

October 21 2020

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Meet President Rivera

With optimism, energy, and a bioethicist’s lens, Macalester’s 17th president is leading the college through historic challenges.

October 21 2020

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Confronting History, Panel by Panel

In writing about Emmett Till’s murder, Karlos K. Hill’s graphic novel brings Till to life.

October 21 2020

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Silver Lining

With his third startup, Dale Johnson ’69 is salvaging precious metals from outdated technology.

October 21 2020

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Team Effort

Macalester athletic teams are finding ways to foster community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 21 2020

Gallery Buzz

This summer, City Pages named Macalester’s Law Warschaw Gallery 2020’s best local gallery.

October 21 2020

Buddy Up

The Buddy System is a new, student-created initiative to create community in physical distancing.

October 21 2020

The Class of 2024

Get to know Mac's class of 2024.

October 21 2020

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Reimagining the Classroom

For Mac faculty and staff, it was a summer of intense reflection and preparation for various fall scenarios.

October 21 2020

Exploring careers

Every summer the Macalester Summer Internship Grant supports students while they work

October 19 2020

Teachers Unions and the twin pandemics

Professor Lesley Lavery with help from students elevates the voice of teacher unions.

October 19 2020

Who’s listening? A study of assistive technology 

What should we know about assistive technology and privacy? Professor Abby Marsh digs into the topic.

October 16 2020

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Macalester selected for program that helps colleges achieve carbon neutrality

Over the next six months, the college’s Facilities Services and Sustainability Office will receive pro bono energy planning and consulting services from Ever-Green Energy.

October 14 2020

Provost Karine Moe

Provost Moe will Complete Her Second Term at the End of the Academic Year

At the end of this academic year, Karine Moe will complete her second, three-year term as Provost and Dean of the Faculty. Beginning in June 2021, Karine will take a year-long sabbatical, then return in September of 2022 to the faculty of the Economics department as the F.R. Bigelow Professor of Economics.

October 6 2020

A Force for Good: Mac Project Corps

Virtual student teams brought a liberal arts perspective to solving problems at local businesses, nonprofits, and start-ups.

September 23 2020

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