{"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":"2026-09-08T17:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:28:23","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\/teaching\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Teaching\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\" >\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:\/\/collectedproject.org\/exhibit\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Outdoor headshot of Roopali Phadke\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2022\/09\/Roopali-640x0-c-default.png\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/collectedproject.org\/exhibit\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                                Prof. Roopali Phadke\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">To help lead the world into a new era of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/energizing-tomorrow-with-yesterdays-batteries\/\">battery recycling<\/a>, Dr. Roopali Phadke (Environmental Studies) is working with Macalester faculty, staff, student researchers and community partners, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pca.state.mn.us\/news-and-stories\/collected-energizes-eco-experience-with-its-new-battery-exhibit\">Minnesota Pollution Control Agency<\/a> and Upstream Exhibits. Visit the Minnesota State Fair this year and see their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnstatefair.org\/schedule\/collected\">CollectED exhibit<\/a> in the Eco Experience building!<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/collectedproject.org\/exhibit\/\" target=\"_self\">CollectEd at the State Fair<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/13\/science\/gus-t-rex-fossil-auction\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Kristi Curry Rogers poses next to dinosaur bones\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2026\/08\/20240208_KristiRogers_088_Edit-2-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/13\/science\/gus-t-rex-fossil-auction\" target=\"_self\">\n                                                Prof. Kristi Curry Rogers\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Dr. Kristi Curry Rogers (Biology and Geology) has written about the recent private sale of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, and <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-science-loses-when-t-rex-becomes-a-trophy-287334\">What sciences loses when <em>T. rex<\/em> becomes a trophy.<\/a><\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/13\/science\/gus-t-rex-fossil-auction\" target=\"_self\">Read the CNN interview<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/professor-david-martyn-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Provost Lisa Anderson-Levy poses with David Martyn as he holds his award citation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2026\/08\/DavidMartyn_cropped-scaled-1-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/professor-david-martyn-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                                Prof. David Martyn\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Dr. David Martyn (German Studies) won the 2026 Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award. On September 21st, he&#8217;ll host a Conversations about Scholarship and Teaching (CAST) session to share a little bit about how his years teaching at the University of Bonn changed his approach to teaching writing. As one student nominator wrote about Professor Martyn, \u201cDavid taught me how to write, and how to interpret, and he taught me how to think without ever telling me what to think, and for this I am deeply and forever grateful.\u201d  Come learn more about what makes David such a fantastic teacher! <\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/professor-david-martyn-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\" target=\"_self\">Read the full Rossman Award citation<\/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=\"callout-feature-text block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-feature-text__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-feature-text__container\">\n            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-card\">\n                    <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                            <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Maccolades &#8211; share your achievements!<\/h2>\n                                                                            <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Maccolades is a monthly round-up of accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community. If you or someone you know has recently earned an award, fellowship, or honor, please let Communications &amp; Marketing know by filling out the appropriate submission form. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__ctas\">\n                                                            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/XxnfYSBuqBkWT5sf6\" target=\"_self\">Maccolades Submission Form (gform)<\/a>\n                                                                                        <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/MuDvdVr5QBUJRfC59\" target=\"_self\">Book Publications Form (gform)<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                     <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\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                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serie Center Events<\/p>","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_2020_level_2.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3061","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3061"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4011,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3061\/revisions\/4011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/serie-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}