{"id":3061,"date":"2026-08-17T16:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/?page_id=3061"},"modified":"2026-11-13T14:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:57:47","slug":"jan-serie-center-for-scholarship-and-teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">The Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching has been established to encourage, promote, and support the pursuit of excellence in scholarship and teaching within Macalester\u2019s distinctive urban liberal arts setting. The center supports faculty scholarship, the cornerstone of a vibrant and engaged intellectual community;\r\npromotes excellence and innovation in teaching and advising through faculty development activities; and seeks ways to integrate scholarship and teaching to deepen and enrich the education of students while promoting a satisfying professional life for faculty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/conversations-about-our-scholarship-and-teaching-cast-fall-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    CAST Fall 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/scholarship\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Scholarship\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/end-of-course-surveys-ecs\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    End of Course Surveys\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/faculty-memberships-perks\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Memberships &amp; Perks\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" id=\"https:\/\/www.mplsart.com\/written\/2024\/03\/2022-mcknight-ruthann-godollei\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Faculty Highlights<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2026\/11\/05\/unpacking-the-2026-election-results\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2026\/11\/duchess_cropped-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2026\/11\/05\/unpacking-the-2026-election-results\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                Prof. Duchess Harris\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Prof. Duchess Harris (DeWitt Wallace Professor of American Studies) has TWO new books out this year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/meghan-markle-duchess-harris\/1149744207?ean=9780816557394\">Meghan Markle: Essays on Monarchy, Race, and Colonialism<\/a> and  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/black-feminist-politics-duchess-harris\/1148912957?ean=9783032269386\">Black Feminist Politics: From the Voting Rights Act to the Kamala Harris Vice Presidency (1965\u20132025)<\/a>. She\u2019s also a regular on the local, national and international media circuits. Just this month, she joined MPR news to unpack the 2026 elections. <\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2026\/11\/05\/unpacking-the-2026-election-results\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to election takeaways here<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tsavosimbaproject\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2026\/11\/stotra_cropped2-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tsavosimbaproject\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                Prof. Stotra Chakrabarti\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Prof. Stotra Chakrabarti (Assistant Professor of Biology) spent his sabbatical year in Kenya implementing his newly awarded NSF grant and establishing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsavosimba.com\/\">Tsavo Simba Research Project<\/a>, collaring and observing lions to better understand their behavior and conservation needs, and strengthening local capacity. Beyond his work with lions, he continues to study wolf\u2013coyote interactions in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and Pumas in Patagonia, alongside Macalester undergraduates.\r\n<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tsavosimbaproject\/\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the Tsavo Simba Project on Instagram<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.figuredrawingforeverybody.com\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2026\/11\/vossler_cropped2-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.figuredrawingforeverybody.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                Prof. Megan Vossler\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Prof. Megan Vossler (Department Chair of Art and Art History and Associate Professor of Art), presents her work with students in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochesterartcenter.org\/exhibition\/forms-of-care\">Forms of Care: The Art of Representing the Body<\/a>, a group show at Rochester Art Center, May 16, 2026-Jan. 31, 2027. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QaCTAin_FBM&amp;t=2s\">open-access figure drawing book<\/a>, created in collaboration with  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/creating-a-resource-for-art-students\/\">Macalester students<\/a>, will be showcased.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.figuredrawingforeverybody.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More About the Free Drawing Resource Here!<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Serie Center Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n \n<section id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-macalester-iframe-embed\" >\n    <div class=\"iframe-embed__container\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=c_vgh9feeql58ik1rh3vsg9u3a40@group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/Chicago\" title=\"Serie Center Events Calendar\" style=\"border: 0\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container card-group--2\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Meet Macalester&#8217;s New Faculty<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/nine-new-tenure-track-professors-join-macalesters-faculty\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Red tulips bloom in front of the Macalester library building\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2026\/07\/20250507_mac_0041.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">2026 Tenure-Track Faculty<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Samantha Blatt, Anthropology<br>\r\nRuth Isenberg, Biology<br>\r\nAbby Loe, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science<br>\r\nRory Solomon, Media and Cultural Studies<br>\r\nInga Chinilina, Music\r\n<br>Amanda Evans, Philosophy\r\n<br>Melina Singh, Psychology<br>Lucia Hulsether, Religious Studies<br>Daniel Coral-Reyes, Spanish and Portuguese<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/nine-new-tenure-track-professors-join-macalesters-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\">Biographies<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/seven-new-tenure-track-professors-join-macalesters-faculty\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Bright red leaves on a tree in front of the Olin-Rice Science Center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2026\/07\/20251019_mac_0002.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">2025 Tenure-Track Faculty<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Joe Anderson, Economics<br>Anika Bratt, Environmental Studies<br>\r\nYariana Diaz, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science\r\n<br>Haci Osman G\u00fcnd\u00fcz, Classical Mediterranean and Middle East<br>\r\nJessica Kiser, Economics<br> Mindy Price, Environmental Studies<br> Brian Rood, Psychology<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/seven-new-tenure-track-professors-join-macalesters-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\">Biographies<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n            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