College Newswire
Maccolades for April 2025: An avalanche of awards
Professor James Doyle receives Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award
Doyle, chair of the Physics and Astronomy Department, received the award for exemplifying the teaching goals of Macalester College.
Hana Dinku receives the 2025 Staff Outstanding Service Award
Dinku, the director of the Lealtad-Suzuki Center for Social Justice, received the award for her dedication to equity and justice at Macalester and beyond.
Macalester senior awarded 2025 Watson Fellowship
Meira Smit ’25 will be traveling to Canada, Ecuador, Germany, India, and Kenya to investigate how small-scale farms are responding to the increasing threats posed by global climate change.
Macalester junior awarded 2025 Goldwater Scholarship
Frances McConnell '26 is the ninth student from Macalester to receive the prestigious award since the scholarship’s inception.
Professor Beth Severy-Hoven receives the 2025 Jefferson Award
Dr. Beth Severy-Hoven, professor of the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East, was selected by a committee of past Jefferson Award winners.
Music icon Bob Mould to deliver keynote address for 2025 Commencement
Mould, who formed the punk rock band Hüsker Dü with two friends during his first year at Macalester in 1978, will also receive an honorary degree.
From bagpipes to recorder
Macalester switches from bagpipes to recorder.
Maccolades for March 2025: Bold climate action, student leadership, and more
Academics News
Making the Dream Work in Boston
From champagne showers to draft day drills, a Macalester grad's relentless data-driven vision fuels the Celtics' championship dynasty, proving that behind every title team, there's a front office mastermind already plotting the next victory.
Lecture Notes: On Television
From suburban sitcoms to civil rights showdowns to reality TV's brand-building, this course reveals how television isn't just a screen, but a cultural mirror reflecting—and shaping—who we are.
Abstract Expressions: Professor Alix Johnson
Iceland, caught in the Cold War's sonar whispers, reveals how a nation can be neither spy nor target, yet still intimately shaped by the unseen eyes of global surveillance.
Immigrant Voices in Times of Fear
A sociology course deepens classroom knowledge through voter outreach and community engagement.
Macalester College named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students
Macalester is one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
From a dermatology toolkit to autism help
Macalester's Live It Fund projects span a variety of issues
In Their Own Words
Students explore the richness of queer and trans lives through oral histories and archival research.
What Payne Avenue Has to Say
Geography students explore St. Paul’s East Side to learn about its immigrant history, future visions, and what investing in community looks like
Where does education exist?
A first-year course takes education beyond the classroom
Student Life News
Founding Day and Pushball 2025
Macalester's Founding Day celebration honored the college's rich history and vibrant community on March 7.
Empowering Entrepreneurship
Basir Talayee ’25, his sisters, and Mac students are helping young Afghan women continue their educations.
The Soundtrack of Macalester
For seventy-five years, the Macalester College Pipe Band has provided the college’s signature sound.
Athletics: Scots Find Success On The Pitch
Support Macalester athletics and read about soccer successes.
Mac Fest 2024 Photo Gallery
Check out photos from this year's Mac Fest.
They Love to Disc
Ultimate Frisbee club team takes fifth at Nationals
Labors of Love and Literature
English professor Andrea Kaston Tange's nineteenth-century British literature class took a trip back to the days of sewing by hand.
Innovation Scholars Tackle Real-Time Challenges
Macalester students explored the intersection of science, healthcare and medicine, economics, business, and entrepreneurship.
All-Nighters, All Innovators: Highlights from Macathon 2023
MintT takes first place.
Internships News
Macalester grant for internships
Interning at the Hennepin County Public Defender's Office
Internship at the Nature Conservancy
Amanda de Souza ’25 works creating a best practices guide around tribal engagement
Coding accessible educational tools
Student interns at a start up
Uncovering Ancient Fossils
Interning at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Internship at the Center for Energy and Environment
Georgia Barnes monitors Minnesota's gas and electric compliance
Story-writing intern brings ideas together
As part of her environmental studies capstone, Julia Chamberland has been writing stories for Minnesota Upstream.
MacConnect: Washington, D.C.
Over spring break, a group of students explored social science careers in Washington, D.C., with MacConnect.
Vehicles for Change
Ellie Hohulin '19 looks back on her academic and professional journey so far, including community engagement at Macalester and beyond.
Helping businesses tell their story
Ethan Hyslop '23 has been a strategy intern at the Superhuman Agency since the summer of his junior year.
Alumni News
Books: Spring 2025
Books recently published by Macalester faculty, alumni, and staff.
7 Days at Macalester
Catherine Kane ’26 shares stories of student engagement outside the classroom, and all across campus.
From Mewinzha Waasa Wedi Giizhigong (A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away) to Minnesota
Ajuawak Kapashesit ’13 is this galaxy’s first Ojibwe-speaking Han Solo.
Sounding Board: Brighter Days Ahead
Defying winter's chill, Macalester College ignited joy and launched a $250M campaign with ice rinks and bonfires, proving that even in darkness, community's spark can fuel a brighter future.
Making the Dream Work in Boston
From champagne showers to draft day drills, a Macalester grad's relentless data-driven vision fuels the Celtics' championship dynasty, proving that behind every title team, there's a front office mastermind already plotting the next victory.
About Face
Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Regina Rodman ’01 helps affirm her patients’ sense of self.
Volunteer Spotlight: Matthew Bergeron ’08
From political dreams to soccer team builder, this Macalester grad's journey proves a liberal arts education can score big in unexpected fields, even leading to a love story under the Bell Tower.
Lecture Notes: On Television
From suburban sitcoms to civil rights showdowns to reality TV's brand-building, this course reveals how television isn't just a screen, but a cultural mirror reflecting—and shaping—who we are.
Abstract Expressions: Professor Alix Johnson
Iceland, caught in the Cold War's sonar whispers, reveals how a nation can be neither spy nor target, yet still intimately shaped by the unseen eyes of global surveillance.