Archive: 2020

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

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

“The Time to Act is Now”

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

Lecture Notes: Our Microbiome Jungle

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

When Grading Goes High-Tech

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

Thriving in Place

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

Flexible Approach to Fall

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

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.

Collaborating for Change

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

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.

Shelf Conscious: Tina Kruse

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

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.

Microbiology in the Idea Lab

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

How to Debut a Symphony

The Macalester Orchestra teamed up with music professor and composer Victoria Malawey for an experience she called "absolutely exhilarating."

Seven Seniors and Two Alumni Receive 2020 Fulbright Awards

Their next stops range from Azerbaijan to Brazil.

Two Macalester faculty members awarded grants to develop community partnerships through community engagement courses

Macalester College faculty members Teresa Mesa and Joëlle Vitiello have been selected as Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFLs) in the Humanities.

Senior Remarks: Melisa Peresian Letayian

Melisa Peresian Letayian was one of two speakers chosen for Macalester's Commencement in May.

A Message to our Davis United World College Scholars

Congratulations to the Davis UWC Scholars Class of 2020!

Our Wish for You

Macalester welcomes Dr. Suzanne Rivera, the college's 17th president.

Message to the Macalester Community Following the Murder of George Floyd

Dear Old Macalester

Members of the community sing this traditional Macalester song.

Unfiltered: Spring 2020

Each semester, we ask several students from the Class of 2023 five simple questions.