Articles

Language Evangelists

Mac's linguists love how you talk.

Shaping a Better Macalester: EEO at 50 Years

Alumni and staff reflect on the successes, challenges, and impact of Expanded Educational Opportunities, Macalester’s first college access program.

Bright Future

Reynaldo Rodriguez ’85 applies his business acumen to expanding the reach of renewable energy.

Lecture Notes: Imagining the American West

History professor Katrina Phillips discusses her research on so-called "Indian pageants."

Breaking out of Boxes

Rachel Gold’s young adult fiction includes the first novel with a transgender main character.

Mental Models

Robert Desimone ’74 sees cognitive wonders firsthand.

Fragile

President Rosenberg writes about the financial situations many colleges are facing.

Theater and Dance presents Letters|Home, inaugural performance in new Theater, April 25-28, May 2-4

Admission is free with a nonperishable food donation for Second Harvest Heartland.

It’s About Time

Fred Swaniker '99 and Marlon James have long inspired the Mac community. Now they're part of TIME's "Most Influential People" list.

Barb Olson, Facilities Services, Receives the Staff Outstanding Service Award

Susan Fox Receives Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award

Finding a Home at Mac

We asked students where they found their Mac families.

Macalester College Announces Presidential Search

Macalester College announces the search for its seventeenth president, who will succeed President Brian Rosenberg.

Macalester Community Members Receive Awards from Minnesota Campus Compact and National Campus Compact

Each president or chancellor from a Minnesota Campus Compact member institution may recognize one honoree in each of the three award categories

Macalester Student receives Truman Scholarship

Recipients of the Truman Scholarship receive a $30,000 scholarship toward graduate school.

Global Citizenship Awards 2019

Macalester recognizes three members of the Class of 2019 for demonstrating the college's key values.

Registrar Jayne Niemi Receives Thomas Jefferson Award

President Rosenberg Announces His Departure in May 2020

The opportunity to serve as President of Macalester has been by far the greatest privilege of my professional life.

Macalester Associate Dean Named American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow

Dianna Shandy has taught in Macalester’s anthropology department for 20 years.

Live Performance: Medieval to Mozart

More than 60 courses in 17 departments, including Music, now include assignments that send students around the metro area to explore, research, and collaborate.

Theater and Dance Dept. presents Spring Dance Concert: Open Despite, April 11, 12, and 14

The concert features seven student-choreographed pieces on a range of vulnerable and joyous journeys.