Dr. Rivera\u2019s chapter is titled: \u201cWhen the Campus Erupts: Free Speech, Protest, and Community Values.\u201d The book is intended for aspiring and current higher education leaders, trustees, policy makers, and anyone interested in how major decisions are made in the ivory tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new grant will help preserve Macalester\u2019s oldest and most historically significant building. The Minnesota Historical Society awarded the college a $200,000 Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage grant to support critical roof restoration of Old Main. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two sociology students won undergraduate research paper prizes in the annual Caroline Rose student paper competition sponsored by the Sociologists of Minnesota. Lesly Hernandez \u201927 won first place for the paper \u201cAlways with Family: Navigating Surveillance as U.S.\u2013born children in mixed-status families.\u201d Julia Goh \u201928 received honorable mention for the paper \u201cBarriers to Victim Services Among Sexual Assault Survivors: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey.\u201d Macalester\u2019s campus became a living laboratory for a study on sustainable landscaping and environmental education. Published in Ecology and Evolution, <\/em>the research examined how replacing traditional turfgrass with native plantings and expanding tree cover could improve campus sustainability while creating hands-on learning opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The research began in summer 2020 with mentorship from lead author Christine O\u2019Connell, a former Macalester environmental studies professor now at Chapman University. Student researchers Shannon Hahn \u201921 and Evelyn Jauregui \u201921 collaborated with faculty and staff from across campus. Contributors included Mike Frazier (facilities), Mary Heskel (biology), Anika Bratt and Christie Manning (environmental studies), and Megan Butler (Sustainability Office).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ruthann Godollei, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Art, presented a new body of work in a solo exhibit at Northeast Sculpture Gallery in Minneapolis. The exhibit was based on work done during her Spring 2026 sabbatical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor these works, I prefaced each one with the concept \u2018in hindsight\u2026\u2019 and let my bleak sense of humor drive things from there,\u201d she said. \u201cUsing the quintessential icon of consumer culture, the car, with bits sourced from the ultimate symbol of capitalistic decay, the auto junkyard, I altered automobile side and rearview mirrors with printed texts about the current cultural traffic jam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Family Tree Clinic, which got its start at Macalester, won<\/a> a $250,000 Bush Prize. The award celebrates organizations with a track record of solving community challenges. The flexible grant can support anything from building reserves to testing new ideas. The Bush Foundation praised the clinic\u2019s innovative approach to providing affordable, accessible reproductive and sexual health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The clinic\u2019s roots trace back to 1971, when John Beattie \u201970 heard from female students at Macalester and elsewhere who struggled to access birth control and other sexual health services. Working with campus leaders and alumni, Beattie developed a business plan, recruited volunteers, and raised about $25,000 to open the clinic. Karla Ekdahl \u201969 cofounded the clinic and served as its first executive director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many Macalester alumni and students serve as employees, interns, and board members. Many have gone on to careers in medicine, public health, and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you or someone you know 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 Maccolades form<\/a>. For recent book publications, please use this book publication form<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1357,"featured_media":33879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-33871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-newswire","tag-maccolades"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"Front](\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2026\/11\/1793219523685-71ffdd27-8737-451f-b6d6-e1a3a594e3ca_1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPreserving Old Main<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPrizewinning papers on surveillance and survivor services <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nRethinking the campus lawn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Objects in mirror<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nA prize for putting patients first<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to be considered for future Maccolades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n