Articles

After Mac: Class of 2017

Six months after graduation, we checked in with some members of the Class of 2017 to see what they're up to now.

Admissions in Africa

Studying Castro Through Computer Science

Making the Most of Your Money

Alumni experts offer advice on managing your money and planning for the future—whether you just graduated or are ready to retire.

Golden Scots

They knew Macalester during the Great Depression and World War II. Where did life take these alumni?

Experimental Blackness: When “Black” and “Post-Black” Meet: the Mahmoud El-Kati Distinguished Lectureship with Margo Natalie Crawford

The lecture, at 7 p.m., Friday, November 3, in Kagin Ballroom, is free and open to the public.

Theatrical Revival

By early 2019, Mac will have a new home for the performing arts.

Prolific Producer

Working behind the scenes, Roy Gabay ’85 brings plays to life—both on and off Broadway.

A Sixty-Year-Old Smiling Public Man

Connecting the World

Kofi Amoo-Gottfried's rise at Facebook is fueled by a passion for broadening access to the Internet.

Macalester holds sixth Macathon Nov. 10-11

MACATHON: where Problems and Solutions meet Time

Tim O’Brien ’68 and Marlon James in Conversation

Tim O’Brien ’68 joined fellow author Professor Marlon James for a conversation on a range of topics.

Macalester’s Theatre and Dance Department presents Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard

There are only three performances: November 2, 3, and 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Leveraging the Mac Alumni Network

With advice and coaching from Mac alumni, Mugdha Shidhaye ’18 won a coveted internship with Goldman Sachs.

Beyond the Bubble

Through the Off-Campus Student Employment program, students can earn their work-study financial aid in community non-profits.

Expanding on Einstein

In theoretical physics, Theo Jacobson found that he could work anywhere and breakthroughs came day and night.

Surprises in Synthetic Chemistry

Synthetic chemistry has a way of yielding unanticipated outcomes, and that's the way Scott Pedersen likes it.

Investigating Addiction

Are there sex-influenced factors in alcohol and nicotine addiction? Soniya Coutinho ’19 endeavored to find out.

Working for Reproductive Justice

Rosemary Laine '19 combined her interests in history and public health as a Taylor Public Health Fellow at Pro-Choice Resources.

Reading Rocks

Diala Abboud learned about volcanoes by analyzing xenoliths, rocks inside other rocks.

Idea Lab Offers New Ways to Learn and Create

The second floor library now features innovative technology, new furniture, and a variety of options for learning and creating.