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Dr. Suzanne M. RiveraPresident and
Professor of Public Affairs
651-696-6207
Weyerhaeuser 208
president@macalester.edu
- College Uncovered: The Politics of the College Presidency
Hechinger Report & GBH News (October 17, 2024) - Reducing barriers like standardized test requirements expands access
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (October 8, 2024) - America’s college heads revise rules for handling campus protests
The Economist (September 12, 2024) - The role of higher education in Minnesota
MPR News (August 26, 2024) - Despite changing higher-ed landscape, a college degree is worth it
Star Tribune (June 10, 2024) - Israel-Hamas war creates ‘really fraught times’ at Minnesota colleges
Star Tribune (April 25, 2024) - Macalester president: University leaders shouldn‘t be expected to speak out on world events
MPR News (February 19, 2024) - The Presidential Voice
Inside Higher Ed (February 13, 2024) - Will court ruling undo diversity progress at Minnesota’s most selective colleges?
Star Tribune (August 12, 2023) - ‘Sexism, Even Misogyny’: 3 Female Leaders Explain Why Higher Ed’s Glass Ceiling Hasn’t Cracked
The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 4, 2023) - Growing a diverse student body without affirmative action
MPR News with Angela Davis (July 10, 2023) - States without affirmative action offer lessons for Minnesota’s campus diversity efforts
Star Tribune (July 4, 2023) - Minnesota colleges consider future diversity following affirmative action’s overturn
MPR News (June 30, 2023) - U.S. Supreme Court says colleges that consider race in admissions violate Constitution
Star Tribune (June 29, 2023) - What the Supreme Court Rejection of Affirmative Action Means
Inside Higher Ed (June 29, 2023) - After Affirmative Action: What colleges must do
Star Tribune (June 1, 2023) - Liberal Arts Colleges to Keep Prioritizing Diversity
Inside Higher Ed (May 11, 2023) - Presidents say their colleges will uphold diversity commitments regardless of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
Forbes (May 4, 2023) - Counterpoint: Colleges can have both freedom of expression, compassion
Star Tribune (Feb. 16, 2023) - A look at some of the elements behind the U.S. News college rankings
Marketplace (Sept. 12, 2022) - Opinion: When debating student loan debt, keep college access in mind as the end goal
The Hechinger Report (Aug. 24, 2022) - An increase in Pell Grants must be part of any final budget deal
MinnPost (Oct. 15, 2021) - Macalester inaugurates first female, Latino president
Star Tribune (Oct. 9, 2021) - Leading through Crisis: A Rationale for Hope
The International Journal of Ethical Leadership (Fall 2021) - Trailblazing in Higher Education
Minnesota Office of Higher Education “Life After Now” podcast (Sept. 28, 2021) - How the pandemic forever altered the shape of education in Minnesota
Star Tribune (May 30, 2021) - Macalester leads the way on vaccination requirement policy
MPR News (April 28, 2021) - Colleges can teach how to open eyes and ears
Inside Higher Ed (April 13, 2021) - Pres. Rivera reflects on first year at Macalester
Mpls-St. Paul Magazine (Feb. 18, 2021) - Can Biden-Harris deliver unity? Dr. Rivera weighs in on day after inauguration
MPR News with Angela Davis (Jan. 21, 2021) - College presidents react to violent mob that stormed Capitol on Jan. 6
Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 7, 2021) - Minnesota colleges fight for racial equity following George Floyd’s death
Star Tribune (Dec. 21, 2020) - Dr. Rivera joins commission to study alternatives St. Paul police response
Star Tribune (Dec. 10, 2020) - Liberal arts college presidents create diversity and inclusion alliance
Star Tribune (Nov. 10, 2020)
Inside Higher Ed (Nov. 12, 2020)
Higher Ed Dive (Nov. 12, 2020) - Why college now: the transformative power of education
MinnPost (Oct. 22, 2020) - Pres. Rivera among new college presidents preparing for unprecedented fall semester
Star Tribune (Aug. 31, 2020) - Pres. Rivera responds to ICE rule changes for international students
Sahan Journal (July 14, 2020) - Macalester president on reopening the campus: ‘We’re going to follow the science’
MPR News (August 19, 2020)