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People walk in front of Old Main, a brick building with a large stone entrance, on a winter evening. Lights shine in the building's doors and windows.
Students work in a lab on a chemistry research project.
Students reach for a giant blue and orange ball in a game of push ball on the Great Lawn.
Four students chat while they wait at a Light Rail stop in front of the Minnesota State Capitol.
Two students in a class about Chinese art hold brushes as they talk with their professor.
Four Macalester students walk past Allianz Field in St. Paul
People walk in front of Old Main, a brick building with a large stone entrance, on a winter evening. Lights shine in the building's doors and windows.
Students work in a lab on a chemistry research project.
Students reach for a giant blue and orange ball in a game of push ball on the Great Lawn.
Four students chat while they wait at a Light Rail stop in front of the Minnesota State Capitol.
Two students in a class about Chinese art hold brushes as they talk with their professor.
Four Macalester students walk past Allianz Field in St. Paul

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Eighteen students received their diplomas at the winter commencement ceremony.

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The Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Just minutes from campus, students find a wide range of internship, research, cultural, and volunteer opportunities.

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The top-ranked liberal arts and sciences education at Macalester prepares students to think critically and creatively, expanding their opportunities and widening perspectives.

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Students at Mac nurture their talents, passions, and interests in endless ways. Student organizations, community engagement, athletics, and activism are just some of the ways students develop their skills and forge lifelong connections.

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Driven to make a positive impact, students at Mac are changemakers, innovators, collaborators, and explorers. Apathy is not in our ethos.

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