Category: Academics

Macathon 2021

Working with a team of three to six people, students invent a unique and original service or product. And, do it all in 24 hours.

Exploring St. Paul

An interdisciplinary course prompts senior urban studies concentrators to reflect, consider next steps—and explore St. Paul’s secret spots. 

International Human Rights

In this course, students learn about and debate the fundamental idea of human rights.

Animal Behavior

Why do certain wolves ‘fish’ but others never learn the technique? This course ask this among other questions to understand how to preserve animal biodiversity.

The Rise and Fall of Tsarist Russia

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Voices from the Opioid Epidemic

In her new book, history professor Amy Sullivan examines the opioid epidemic’s past, present, and future.

Citizen Scholars

Chuck Green fellows put their ideas into action at community-based organizations across the Twin Cities. 

Research Review: Dinosaur eggshells

Two students look at fragments of eggshells to understand life some 75 million years ago.

Research Review: Dear River,

Three students ask the community, "What are your hopes for the Mississippi River?"

Research Review: Arachnids aren’t always spiders

Four students examine the genome of one of nature's smallest arachnids.

Interactive Education

Macalester’s digital liberal arts initiatives are changing how faculty, staff, and students collaborate, share knowledge, and solve problems.

The State of Clay

In the course Wild Clay, students worked on group installation and performance projects as well as creating their own individual performative sculptures

Finding the Rhythm

By developing their listening skills, students learn to understand and appreciate classical music. 

Students create first-ever online guide for Twin Cities’ Russian-speaking community

Students in Prof. Julia Chadaga's Advanced Russian class produced the map to connect the Twin Cities Russian-speaking community.

Being Latinx in the U.S.

This introductory course teaches students about the complex issues of being Latinx in America.

Studying Health in a Pandemic 

A medical anthropology course grapples with propositions such as “Racism is bad for our health” and “Stigma is deadlier than Ebola.” 

Life on Mars and Beyond

A student seeks to find life elsewhere

Setting the Stage

Students learn the art of scenic design in this advanced theater course.

Commencement 2021 – 9:30 a.m. Grad Walk

Three students receive Global Citizenship Award

Presented annually to graduating seniors who demonstrate a commitment to the ideals and practice of high academic performance, internationalism, multiculturalism, and community engagement.

Digging In

Students get their hands dirty to examine what makes dirt soil.