News and Interviews

President Rosenberg was quoted or featured in the following articles:

• APM Reports: Who Needs an English Major? The Future of Liberal Arts Education | MPR News | August 16, 2016
  This program originally aired in 2011 and includes interviews with President Brian Rosenberg and Physics professor emeritus Sung Kyu Kim. Both are interviewed at the beginning of the program, and Rosenberg speaks again at about 48 minutes in. Stephen Smith '82 narrated.
• Emperor Palpatine is Running for President | The Huffington Post | July 25, 2016
  Pundits have struggled for months to come up with the right comparison for the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. Some mention George Wallace or Pat Buchanan, neither of whom, of course, came nearly as close as Trump stands now to the presidency. Others have sought historical examples from farther afield, such as Mussolini—whom Trump has quoted in a memorable re-tweet—or even Hitler. But after listening to Trump’s dystopian and terrifying acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, I was struck by what seems to me the most appropriate comparison of all. Emperor Palpatine has just been nominated for the presidency of the United States. President Brian Rosenberg wrote this opinion.
• Do Colleges Need to Be Need Blind? | Inside Higher Ed | July 21, 2016
  Some maintain that they can drop the policy and preserve access, but those who have gone need blind have seen gains in student diversity. President Brian Rosenberg was quoted in this article.
• College Presidents In Cleveland Would Rather Not Talk About Donald Trump | Huffington Post | July 19, 2016
  People in academia might have a special reason to look askance at Trump. He has expressed doubt about the value of experts, and he’s not a big reader. But that doesn’t mean those leading America’s colleges and universities are willing to step up and offer their opinion the candidate. Yet last April, President Brian Rosenberg did just that, writing an opinion about Trump for Inside Higher Ed titled, "Trump and the Limits of Neutrality." Rosenberg's column is here: http://tinyurl.com/jhs8bhf
• Can a college president remain neutral about candidate Donald Trump? | Inside Higher Ed | April 25, 2016
  While speaking out about a presidential election as a college president can be difficult, writes Macalester Pres. Brian Rosenberg, remaining silent in the face of so much behavior and proposed policy that is antithetical to the mission of higher education is infinitely more difficult and ultimately more dangerous.
• Friday Roundtable: Three college presidents | MPR | March 26, 2016
  This week MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with three college presidents about graduation rates for non-white students, rising tuition and other hot-button topics they deal with each day. Her guests were Brian Rosenberg, President of Macalester College, Dr. Fayneese Miller, President of Hamline University and Devinder Malhotra, interim president at Metropolitan State University.
• The Improvisational President | The Chronicle of Higher Education | February 8, 2016
  President Brian Rosenberg was interviewed and quoted in this article.
• High-profile Minnesotans' full-page ad decries bigotry toward Muslims | Star Tribune | February 1, 2016
  Leaders in politics, business and education call on Minnesotans to tap into their values and speak out against intolerance. Among the education leaders who signed on: President Brian Rosenberg of Macalester College.
• "Leader of The Mac" | Life to the Max | October 24, 2015
  Host Mike Max walks the picturesque campus of Macalester College in St. Paul with Brian Rosenberg, who has been President of the college for the past 13 years.
• It's Marlon James Day in Minnesota | Star Tribune | October 28, 2015
  Macalester celebrated the English professor's Man Booker Prize award and governor's proclamation. In remarks, Macalester President Brian Rosenberg placed James in the context of other writers who have been affiliated with the school, including Charles Baxter. English department chairwoman Daylanne English noted James’ passion, grace and unassuming talent. “To know Marlon is to experience a generous heart, an expansive spirit, an incisive intellect, and, of course, a thrilling creativity,” she said.

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