Economics

Yeukai Mudzi ’12 wearing glasses and a navy blazer smiles while seated near a window with a city skyline in the background.

Work Wisdom: Yeukai Mudzi ’12

The World Bank Group operations adviser shares what she's learned in her career journey.

November 21 2025

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Seven new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty

They'll join the departments of Economics, Environmental Studies, MSCS, Classical Mediterranean and Middle East, Psychology, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

May 28 2025

New research is a wake-up call for water safety in private wells

A new study reveals that many rural households with private wells are unaware of potential water contamination risks, highlighting the need for increased testing and public health outreach.

October 2 2024

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Business Negotiations

Professor of economics Joyce Minor ’88 pushes students out of their comfort zones and into the real world, where both “saints” and “snakes” live.

July 18 2023

Four Macalester professors awarded tenure

The professors are Matt Burgess, English; Gabriel Lade, Economics; Getiria Onsongo, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; and Felix Friedt, Economics. 

December 13 2022

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How to Succeed in Business (The Macalester Way)

Alumni and faculty reflect on the Mac roadmap that prepares students for business careers and entrepreneurial ventures.

July 18 2022

Three Macalester Students Selected for U of Chicago’s Summer Economics Program

Ghaicha Aboubacar Ahe ‘24, Minh (Michael) Nguyen ‘25, and Giovanny Martínez Rodríguez ‘25 for the 2022 Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute (EDE) cohort.

June 2 2022

Career Insights

Four Mac students talk about the fun and the value of gaining real-world experience through internships.

December 12 2016

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