{"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":"2026-05-26T20:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:57:44","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\">May 18, 2026<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/celebrating-the-class-of-2026-at-commencement\/\">Celebrating the Class of 2026 at Commencement<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"subhead\">Macalester College celebrated its Class of 2026 with a Commencement ceremony featuring keynote speakers Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Christine Grady.<\/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\/05\/celebrating-the-class-of-2026-at-commencement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/05\/20260516_mac_2026_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" 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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\">May 15, 2026<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/macalester-college-senior-leadership-dedicates-new-residence-hall-and-welcome-center\/\">Macalester College Senior Leadership Dedicates New Residence Hall and Welcome Center<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"subhead\">The building, which increases on-campus living capacity and supports the college's decarbonization goals, is expected to be completed in 2027.<\/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\/05\/macalester-college-senior-leadership-dedicates-new-residence-hall-and-welcome-center\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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