Archive: Aug 2020

A Travel Blogger on Tour

A student puts his passion for experiential education into action around Vietnam.

August 31 2020

Meandering Minneapolis

By making a cultural atlas, students explore the untold stories of our twin city.

August 31 2020

Stock image of a snowy mountain

You Said: Summer 2020

What words of wisdom have you relied on this year?

August 19 2020

Artwork of pencils surrounding test bubbles

Testing Out

Effective immediately, Macalester won’t require applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores to be considered for admission.

August 18 2020

Photo of Emily Schorr Lesnick and Jamila Humphrie

A Space to GLOW

For two alumnae, separate graduate school projects grew into a show exploring queer youth identities.

August 18 2020

Photo of Kristin Hayden

The Fight to Elect More Women

A century after women got the right to vote, Kristin Hayden ’92 wants to make parity in politics a reality.

August 18 2020

Graphic reading

Honoring Alumni

This year’s Alumni Award recipients made a mark on their communities and their classmates.

August 18 2020

Drawing of Bao Phi and his daughter

Change in Plans

How alumni are responding to the pandemic—and looking ahead.

August 18 2020

Photo of Keon West

“It Is Purely a Fiction of Adulthood That We Don’t See Color”

Keon West '06 on why children need to know about racism.

August 18 2020

Black and white photo of a march for civil rights

“The Time to Act is Now”

Professor Duchess Harris on how historic events shape contemporary race relations.

August 18 2020

Drawing of an intestine surrounded by leaves

Lecture Notes: Our Microbiome Jungle

What’s happening in the gut’s outrageously diverse ecosystem?

August 18 2020

Photo of James Colliander sitting in front of a bookshelf

When Grading Goes High-Tech

Drop the red pen: A math professor builds a digital platform that saves educators time.

August 18 2020

Photo of Kayla Togneri doing a plank exercise

Thriving in Place

The Macalester Athletics Department is exploring new ways of keeping student-athletes connected.

August 18 2020

Photo of Macalester campus on an autumn day

Flexible Approach to Fall

Macalester adjusted its approach to the fall semester in light of statewide and national spikes in infection.

August 18 2020

Photo of Macalester's Little Free Pantry

Neighborhood Pantry

Macalester's pilot Little Free Pantry, a response to a request put forth by the Black Liberation Affairs Committee (BLAC), will be an open place for community members to take and leave non-perishable foods.

August 18 2020

Photo of a donor placing bags of food on a table in front of a volunteer (both wearing masks)

Collaborating for Change

Macalester's Black Lives Matter chapter (BLMatMac) formed at the end of the May, coordinating a donation drive in early June.

August 17 2020

Photo of an Adaltherium fossil

Serendipitous Discovery

Raymond Rogers, DeWitt Wallace Professor and Geology Department chair, helped make one of the most significant fossil discoveries in the early evolution of mammals.

August 17 2020

Photo of Tina Kruse

Shelf Conscious: Tina Kruse

Ever wonder about all those books lining professors' offices? We're with you.

August 17 2020

Photo of President Rivera

When It Counts

President Suzanne Rivera reflects on the challenges of her first summer at Macalester, and the energy with which the community has met those challenges.

August 17 2020

Microbiology in the Idea Lab

Students visit Macalester's Idea Lab to create pathogens in their Microbiology class.

August 6 2020

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