{"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":"2026-04-06T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:25:13","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 06, 2026<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/dr-anthony-fauci-and-dr-christine-grady-to-deliver-keynote-address-for-2026-commencement\/\">Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Christine Grady to Deliver Keynote Address for 2026 Commencement<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"subhead\">Dr. Fauci is one of the most influential physician-scientists in US history, and Dr. Grady has been instrumental in integrating ethical analysis into biomedical science across the US federal research system.<\/p><div id=\"entry-header-author-tags\"><div class=\"entry-header-tags\"><ul><li id=\"tag-208\" class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/tag\/commencement\/\">Commencement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"entry-header-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/dr-anthony-fauci-and-dr-christine-grady-to-deliver-keynote-address-for-2026-commencement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20250517_mac_1543_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of graduating students watches the podium and cheers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20250517_mac_1543_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080.jpg 1920w,   https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20250517_mac_1543_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-300x169.jpg 300w,   https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20250517_mac_1543_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w,   https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20250517_mac_1543_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-768x432.jpg 768w,   https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/04\/20250517_mac_1543_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/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. 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