Home News English English 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. Shelf Conscious: Coral Lumbley Ever wonder about all those books lining professors’ offices? We’re with you. Movie Making When a movie is made from your book, why not be an extra and enjoy the ride? Language of Adoption Silka Schreiber ’13 puts her Mandarin skills to the test helping Americans adopt children from China. An English Major Interns By doing two publishing internships, Becky Schultz ’13 has helped shape and define her own career goals. Book Reading by Lara Avery Living Legacy Latino Poetry Now Reading Fall 2012 Macalester College welcomed gifted and dynamic Latino poets, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Xochiquetzal Candelaria, and Lorena Duarte, who read from their work. Anatomy of a Crime Within the first 30 minutes of this class, 16 students have already viewed clips from "Psycho," “The Godfather,” and “Silence of the Lambs” to compare the cinematography. They're researching everything from criminal justice to media portrayals of serial killers. Grandstand – Reborn Chapbook Press Young Author Just out of college, Lara Avery ’10 will launch her writing career this fall with the publication of her first novel. Sci Fi Mirror Image Year End Picnic – English The English Department said farewell to students with a picnic in the Smaill Gallery, Olin-Rice Science Center. MacSlams Second Place MacSlams takes second place in national poetry competition. College Novelist Scholastic Press to publish novel of longtime writer Anna Waggener ’12 in June. Poetry Reading: Patricia Smith and Quincy Troupe Renowned poets Quincy Troupe and Patricia Smith performed on campus. Global Leader How Emily Howland ’09 turned a Hispanic studies and English major into an international adventure trip job. Ecstasy and Apocalypse Ecstasy and Apocalypse: Literature of the Extreme is an English Department course taught by Daylanne English. Students examine novels on both spectrums and try to find the point of intersection. Alpine Idyll Adam Louis Troldahl '09 Returns to Austria on a Fulbright Previous 1 2 Next