{"id":29035,"date":"2026-01-07T16:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?page_id=29035"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:41:34","slug":"news-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Macalester News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"home-mac-today\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"current-issue-text\"><p class=\"title\">Spring 2026<\/p><h2>New Edition of Macalester Today<\/h2><p class=\"description\"><\/p><p class=\"issue-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/care-in-community\/\" class=\"base-cta-primary\">Read<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/macalestertoday\/spring-2026\/\" class=\"collection-link\">See the Collection<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"current-issue-cover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/macalestertoday\/spring-2026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/03\/SP26_MAC_cover-235x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Spring 2026 Macalester Today cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/03\/SP26_MAC_cover-235x300.jpg 235w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/03\/SP26_MAC_cover.jpg 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"home-featured-stories\"><h2>Featured Stories<\/h2><div class=\"home-featured-story\"><div class=\"entry-title-container\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"entry-header-cat-date\"><div class=\"entry-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/category\/college-newswire\/\">College Newswire<\/a><\/div> <div class=\"entry-date\">April 07, 2026<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/macalester-ranks-4th-among-peace-corps-2026-top-volunteer-producing-small-colleges\/\">Macalester Ranks 4th Among Peace Corps\u2019 2026 Top Volunteer-Producing Small Colleges<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"subhead\">During the past fiscal year, 12 Scots served in 11 countries around the world.<\/p><div id=\"entry-header-author-tags\"><div class=\"entry-header-tags\"><ul><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"entry-header-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/macalester-ranks-4th-among-peace-corps-2026-top-volunteer-producing-small-colleges\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1356\" height=\"1308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20260327_TopColleges_GRAPHIC-ONLY.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Teal badge that says Peace Corps Top Colleges 2026 with gold laurel leaf edges and a navy blue background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20260327_TopColleges_GRAPHIC-ONLY.jpg 1356w,   https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20260327_TopColleges_GRAPHIC-ONLY-300x289.jpg 300w,   https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20260327_TopColleges_GRAPHIC-ONLY-1024x988.jpg 1024w,   https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20260327_TopColleges_GRAPHIC-ONLY-768x741.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1356px) 100vw, 1356px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"home-featured-story\"><div class=\"entry-title-container\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"entry-header-cat-date\"> <div class=\"entry-date\">March 31, 2026<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/first-jobs-big-dreams-catching-up-with-the-class-of-2025\/\">First Jobs, Big Dreams: Catching Up with the Class of 2025<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"subhead\">Fanning out across the globe, Scots have accepted positions at private companies and nonprofits, while many others are pursuing graduate school. Learn how their unique Mac connections propelled them into dream roles and spaces.<\/p><div id=\"entry-header-author-tags\"><div class=\"entry-header-tags\"><ul><li id=\"tag-4\" class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/tag\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a><\/li><li id=\"tag-228\" class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/tag\/computer-science\/\">Computer Science<\/a><\/li><li id=\"tag-17\" class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/tag\/economics\/\">Economics<\/a><\/li><li id=\"tag-55\" class=\"hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/tag\/geography\/\">Geography<\/a><\/li><li id=\"tag-77\" class=\"hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/tag\/german-studies\/\">German Studies<\/a><\/li><li id=\"tag-22\" class=\"hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/tag\/political-science\/\">Political Science<\/a><\/li><li class=\"more-tags\"><a href=\"\">+ 3 more...<\/a><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"entry-header-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/first-jobs-big-dreams-catching-up-with-the-class-of-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/03\/20260319_mac_0026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Target fellow Lilly Lu \u201925 poses for a photo in the lobby of her Target office. 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