College Newswire
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.
March 29 2024
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.
February 29 2024
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.
February 22 2024
World Championships Up Next for Speed Skating Star
Two years after missing the Olympics, Conor McDermott-Mostowy ʼ24 is still grinding for the 2026 games—with a quick stop at the Speed Skating World Championships
February 14 2024
Macalester College named a top producer of Fulbright US students
Macalester College was again named a top producing institution for Fulbright US students for 2023-2024
February 13 2024
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)
January 16 2024
Maccolades for December 2023: Praise from VP Harris, documenting Himalayan flooding and Minneapolis history, and more
Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community.
December 19 2023
Seven Macalester professors awarded tenure
The seven faculty members represent a broad range of disciplines.
December 12 2023
U.S. Dept. of Education recognizes Macalester as national model for access to contraception
Vice president of student affairs Dr. Kathryn Kay Coquemont was among the six featured panelists at the U.S. Department of Education’s convening on access to contraception for college students.
December 11 2023
Academics News
Publishing with Professors: Student-Faculty Research Collaborations
Collection of faculty-student research published in academic journals, magazines, and news outlets from March 2022—December 2023.
February 27 2024
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.
February 19 2024
Professor Bill Moseley elected to lead American Association of Geographers
Professor Bill Moseley first elected leader from a non-R1 institution in American Association of Geographers
February 14 2024
Macalester College named a top producer of Fulbright US students
Macalester College was again named a top producing institution for Fulbright US students for 2023-2024
February 13 2024
Fantastic Classes and Where to Find Them
Macalester professors tap into the Twin Cities to enrich learning
January 9 2024
Research to better understand greenhouse gases
Student Project Aims to Understand Intersection of Soil, Water, and Greenhouse Gases
January 3 2024
Mapping Madagascar
Student takes home first place prize
December 7 2023
Macalester Takes First at 2023 Harvard Debate Tournament
The Mac debate team kicks off the year with a first-place finish at Harvard's 2023 Fall Tournament.
November 15 2023
Redesigning Reliability
Agent Epi paves a way towards more reliable allergen medication
November 8 2023
Student Life News
All-Nighters, All Innovators: Highlights from Macathon 2023
MintT takes first place.
December 7 2023
Creating a resource for art students
Figure drawing people without bias
October 7 2023
Transforming Ideas into Action
Grant helps student create program in Italy
September 7 2023
“Art Should Be Fearless”
Rapper and record producer Kwame Ametepee Tsikata ’05–aka M.anifest–took the stage at Springfest.
July 17 2023
MacShare Brings Food Justice to Campus
MacShare expands affordable groceries, fights food insecurity, and promotes food justice in the Twin Cities through sales and partnerships.
July 17 2023
Building Toward Racial Justice
Mac community members take action and implement ideas, with support from college donors.
July 12 2023
Unfiltered: Spring 2023
May 9 2023
YouTuber Carter Stacy ’24 is “Interesting”
The junior's YouTube channel "That Is Interesting" has over 155,000 subscribers and counting.
March 6 2023
Unfiltered: Fall 2022
Senior year has arrived for the students in “Unfiltered,” a series that asks five simple questions—over and over, each semester until they graduate.
November 28 2022
Internships News
Internship at the Nature Conservancy
Amanda de Souza ’25 works creating a best practices guide around tribal engagement
December 7 2023
Coding accessible educational tools
Student interns at a start up
November 7 2023
Uncovering Ancient Fossils
Interning at the Science Museum of Minnesota
October 7 2023
Internship at the Center for Energy and Environment
Georgia Barnes monitors Minnesota's gas and electric compliance
September 7 2023
Story-writing intern brings ideas together
As part of her environmental studies capstone, Julia Chamberland has been writing stories for Minnesota Upstream.
May 11 2023
MacConnect: Washington, D.C.
Over spring break, a group of students explored social science careers in Washington, D.C., with MacConnect.
May 9 2023
Vehicles for Change
Ellie Hohulin '19 looks back on her academic and professional journey so far, including civic engagement at Macalester and beyond.
April 20 2023
Helping businesses tell their story
Ethan Hyslop '23 has been a strategy intern at the Superhuman Agency since the summer of his junior year.
April 7 2023
Mapping Carbon
A work study experience at Mac led to a job as a map maker
March 23 2023
Alumni News
The Notes We Shared
The class notes shared throughout the past 150 years provide a window into our lives and our world.
February 16 2024
Books: Winter 2024
Books recently published by Macalester alumni, faculty, and staff.
February 16 2024
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.
February 15 2024
An Annotated Field Guide to the Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area
At Macalester’s “second campus” students observe and learn about the natural world.
February 12 2024
Work Wisdom: Molly Ahearn ’81
Graphic designer Molly Ahearn '81 shares advice about networking, mentorship, and more.
February 6 2024
Celebrating Leaney Field and Bolstorff Court
Two legendary Macalester coaches honored at fall ceremonies.
February 6 2024
Breaking Records
Men's swimming and diving sets seven school records at December meet.
February 5 2024
Serious Fun
With playful persistence, award-winning puppeteer Chris Griffith ’92 is working to keep the Cherokee language alive.
February 5 2024
Fitness For All
At her Minneapolis gym, Hannah Wydeven ’09 has created a supportive culture that welcomes all bodies.
February 5 2024