{"id":17029,"date":"2021-10-29T14:13:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T14:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=17029"},"modified":"2021-11-30T16:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:20:35","slug":"maccolades-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/maccolades-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccolades for October 2021: Rebuilding history, State Dept. recognition, and new books on opioid epidemic, extraction industries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community. Below are highlights from October 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

History rebuilt<\/h2>\n

Dr. Walter Greason<\/b>, professor and chair of the History Department, was recently honored by the <\/span>T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center<\/span><\/a> and the Ranney School in New Jersey for what he described as the \u201cculmination of three decades of teaching and research.\u201d Dr. Greason\u2019s work on historical erasure provoked a mass organizing campaign that rebuilt a National Historic Landmark: the home of T. Thomas Fortune in Red Bank, N.J. A civil rights advocate and leading African American journalist of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Fortune lived in the home with his family from 1901 to 1915. After decades of neglect endangered the home, local activists turned to Dr. Greason based on his research about Fortune. The National Historic Landmark was rehabilitated and opened to the public in 2019, restoring Fortune’s name and revitalizing economic interest in this historically segregated community, Dr. Greason noted on his <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Extracting accountability<\/h2>\n

Dr. Jessica Smith \u201903<\/b>, <\/span>an anthropology professor at the Colorado School of Mines, published a new book called <\/span>Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Accessible to a wide audience, the book is an ethnographic study of how engineers who work in the highly controversial mining and oil and gas industries manage competing accountabilities \u2014 to their corporate employers, to their profession, to multiple publics, and ultimately to themselves. Understanding controversial industries from the inside helped \u201cchart out more productive and respectful ways to have debates about more sustainable resource futures,\u201d Dr. Smith said. Douglas Rogers, a professor of anthropology at Yale University, called the book an \u201cempathetic and incisive ethnography.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A $50,000 thank-you for staying in Minnesota<\/h2>\n

Faye Price \u201977<\/b>, a visiting instructor in the Theater and Dance Department, won the 2021 <\/span>McKnight Distinguished Artist Award<\/span><\/a>. The annual $50,000 award recognizes Minnesota artists who have made significant contributions to the state\u2019s cultural life. Although they had the talent and opportunity to pursue careers elsewhere, these artists chose to make their lives and careers in Minnesota. \u201cWe are thrilled to celebrate Faye, who has brilliantly demonstrated how theater can advance civic conversations about race, equity, and justice,\u201d said Tonya Allen, president of the McKnight Foundation, in an <\/span>announcement<\/span><\/a> from the foundation. In the same announcement<\/span>, <\/b>actor James William \u201977, who first appeared on stage with Price when they were fellow students at Macalester, said: \u201cFaye is all things an artist should be. She is smart, talented, fearless, well-read, but also humble. She has paved the way for so many people and continues to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Debate whiz<\/h2>\n

Gabe Karsh \u201925<\/b> won a policy debate tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky. Competing in the junior varsity division with Luis Toro from Oakton Community College, the pair won all nine ballots in elimination rounds, leading them to victory over Gonzaga University in the finals. \u201c<\/span>I had a great time debating with my partner Luis,\u201d Karsh said. \u201cI am so grateful for all of the help and support we received from the coaches at Oakton Community College, Rutgers University, and Beau Larsen here at Macalester.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Building a ladder of opportunity<\/h2>\n

President Suzanne Rivera has been named to the national board of directors of <\/span>College Possible<\/span><\/a>, a national college access and success nonprofit. As an incoming board member, Dr. Rivera will help shape College Possible’s ongoing work to help students from low-income backgrounds navigate the college admissions process and successfully persist through degree completion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am very proud to be joining the board of College Possible because the organization\u2019s mission resonates deeply with my personal belief that higher education must remain a powerful ladder of opportunity\u2014especially for students from historically excluded groups,\u201d said Pres. Rivera.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Voices from the opioid epidemic<\/h2>\n

Amy Sullivan<\/b>, visiting assistant professor of history, published a new book called <\/span>Opioid Reckoning: Love, Loss, and Redemption in the Rehab State<\/span><\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/i>More than half a million Americans have died from opioid overdoses since the late 1990s. <\/span>\u201cStatistics can be numbing, especially when conveying death\u2014there’s a feeling of hopelessness that arises,\u201d Dr. Sullivan said. \u201cWith this book I hope to bring the stories of ordinary people who have been devastated by the epidemic (and those who are working to end it) to the forefront of our minds and conversations.\u201d <\/span>Dr. Sullivan explores the complexity of America\u2019s opioid epidemic through firsthand accounts of people grappling with the reverberating effects of stigma, treatment, and recovery. <\/span>Taking a clear-eyed, nonjudgmental perspective of every aspect of these issues\u2014drug use, parenting, harm reduction, medication, abstinence, and stigma\u2014<\/span>Opioid Reckoning<\/span><\/i> questions current treatment models, healthcare inequities, and the criminal justice system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Major Kudos from the State Department<\/h2>\n

Macalester College has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for having produced the most Gilman recipients over the past 20 years in the Small Institution 20-year Overall Top Producer category. A total of 108 Macalester students have received Gilman Scholarships since 2001. \u201cThe Gilman Scholarship plays an important role in helping students with high financial need feel more confident about the feasibility of a study abroad experience,\u201d said Kevin Morrison, director of the Center for Study Away. \u201cMore than anything, it helps us reassure students that there are resources beyond the college to make their study abroad affordable, especially students who may be relying on aid that can\u2019t be applied to study abroad (i.e. work study) to make ends meet.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to be considered for future Maccolades<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve recently earned an award, fellowship, or honor and would like it to be considered for inclusion in next month\u2019s Maccolades, please let Communications & Marketing know by filling out this <\/span>Maccolades form<\/span><\/a>. For recent book publications, please use this <\/span>book publication form<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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