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Maccolades for April 2024: Awards galore

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

Macalester is a Top Peace Corps Producing Institution in 2024

Six Macalester students and one recent graduate receive 2024 Fulbright awards

Jane Skjonsby ‘24, Zoe Scheuerman, '24, Rio Osorio Nava, '24, Carly Carte '24, and Ronan Wallace, '22 have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Department of Energy awards $1.8 million grant to Macalester-led project on battery recycling

Led by Dr. Roopali Phadke, professor of environmental studies, CollectED hopes to increase participation in battery recycling programs.

Global Citizenship Student Awards 2024

Seniors Hufsa Ahmed, Uditi Chandrashekhar, and Anika Brennan receive 2024 Global Citizenship Student Awards

Brenda Piatz receives the 2024 Staff Outstanding Service Award

Brenda Piatz, program assistant for Academic Programs and Advising, has been awarded the 2024 Staff Outstanding Service Award.

Professor Wendy Weber receives Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Wendy Weber, senior lecturer of Political Science and chair of Human Rights and Humanitarianism, is the recipient of the 2024 Rossmann Award.

Professor Joan Ostrove is the 2024 Jefferson Award recipient

Dr. Joan Ostrove, psychology professor and director of the Jan Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching, is the recipient of the 2024 Thomas Jefferson Award.

CNN Anchor and Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates to Deliver Keynote Address for 2024 Commencement

Macalester College is pleased to announce that Laura Coates, CNN anchor and chief legal analyst, will be the keynote speaker for the 2024 Commencement ceremony. Coates will also receive an honorary degree.

Macalester professor’s new research offers the first-ever look at growth rates in the oldest-known dinosaurs

Maccolades for March 2024: Healthcare innovation, leadership awards, and more

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

Maccolades for January and February 2024: Global leadership, a historical appointment, and more

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

New exhibition Deathpower opens at Law Warschaw Gallery

Guest-curated by Erin Robideaux Gleeson, the exhibition invites visitors to explore the ways that death multiplies life.

Astronomy professor uses radio telescopes to decipher the mystery of how galaxies form

Professor John Cannon researches dwarf galaxies and reveals their role in our universe.

How It Started, How It’s Going

Entrepreneurship and innovation programs at Mac have helped alumni launch successful careers in art, government, venture capital–and more.

Work Wisdom: Molly Ahearn ’81

Graphic designer Molly Ahearn '81 shares advice about networking, mentorship, and more.

Celebrating Leaney Field and Bolstorff Court

Two legendary Macalester coaches honored at fall ceremonies.

Breaking Records

Men's swimming and diving sets seven school records at December meet.

Serious Fun

With playful persistence, award-winning puppeteer Chris Griffith ’92 is working to keep the Cherokee language alive.

Fitness For All

At her Minneapolis gym, Hannah Wydeven ’09 has created a supportive culture that welcomes all bodies.

New book from International Studies professor explores Iceland’s booming data storage industry

Dr. Alix Johnson is the author of Where Cloud is Ground: Placing Data and Making Place in Iceland (University of California Press, 2023)