Articles

Carson Chen '15

Work Wisdom: Carson Chen ’15

The senior data scientist at LinkedIn shares lessons he's learned on his career journey.

March 6 2023

Caroline Duncombe ’18

Mad Science with Caroline Duncombe ’18

Duncombe's improv show invites Seattle-area scientists to present their work, which improvisers then create a set about the research.

March 6 2023

Composite image featuring players from Macalester Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, and Football

Hip Hip Hooray for Mac Athletics

Read more about recent wins from Macalester athletic teams.

March 6 2023

Emel Sherzad ’89

The Art of Not Making Plans

Emel Sherzad ’89, co-owner of the recently closed Khyber Pass Café, relishes his improvised life.

March 6 2023

Illustration of people dressed in 19th century attire reading, painting, and talking

Lecture Notes: Happiness in the Nineteenth Century

Professor Juliette Rogers of French and Francophone studies created a course about French nineteenth-century thinkers, writers, and artists and their pursuit of happiness.

March 6 2023

Our Global Lens: Past, Present, and Future

President Rivera writes about Macalester's commitment to internationalism and global citizenship.

March 6 2023

Game for Anything

Annie VanderMeer '03 unpacks a career in creating video games.

March 6 2023

Professor Arthur Mitchell

Shelf Conscious: Arthur Mitchell

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

March 6 2023

Congress to Campus speakers sitting on stage facing an audience in Mairs Concert Hall

Learning Across the Aisle

The new Congress to Campus program is part of the college’s focus on helping students learn how to engage across difference.

March 6 2023

Supporting Youth Development with Sense and Sensitivity

At Macalester, Joselyn Angeles-Figueroa ’21 discovered her passion for working with kids. A year later, she’s working to support community-centric youth development across the country.

March 6 2023

Maccolades February 2023

Maccolades for February 2023: Fulbrights flourish, a celebrated judge, a performance in Havana, 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 2023. 

February 28 2023

Professor Lela Pierce Awarded Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship

Visiting assistant professor of sculpture Lela Pierce ’08 named Jerome Hill Artist Fellow

February 24 2023

Helping veterans in Minneapolis

Helen Frieman turned an internship at the Minneapolis Veterans Affair into a job after graduation.

February 21 2023

Dan rides a horse in Issyk Kul.

How Local Government and Language Create Community

A recent grad who lives and works in Kazakhstan shares his experience

February 14 2023

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

Ten Macalester students were selected for Fulbright awards for academic year 2022-2023, putting the college in 9th place among baccalaureate institutions and tied for 11th among all schools.

February 10 2023

Stora Chakrabarti and a map of protected areas in India

New research offers roadmap for wildlife conservation and human development to coexist

A new research paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability and co-authored by Dr. Stotra Chakrabarti, a visiting assistant professor of animal behavior, offers new ways to reimagine conservation that incorporate both human needs and the delicate efforts required to preserve biodiversity. 

February 6 2023

Not Set in Stone

Anthropology students work to enrich a fossil collection at the Science Museum of Minnesota

February 1 2023

Maccolades January 2023 banner

Maccolades for January 2023: a presidential promotion, published student research, lifetime honors 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 2023.

January 30 2023

Language and Liberty

In the diverse Twin Cities, Marouane El Bahraoui ’25 has found opportunities to utilize his passion, advance his career, and bring an international lens to the local Francophone movement

January 19 2023

New edited collection aims to fill gaps in Minnesota’s environmental history

Environmental historian Professor Chris Wells co-authored Nature’s Crossroads: The Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.

January 10 2023

A new Window on the Universe

A telescope allows Macalester students to peer into the universe

January 9 2023

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