Category: Alumni

Big Questions San Francisco: Can Social Media Be Used for Good?

Big Questions Los Angeles: Can Embracing the Arts Reconnect Our Common Humanity?

Books: Winter 2020

Books recently published by Macalester alumni, faculty, and staff.

Lecture Notes: News in a New Era

Media and cultural studies professor Michael Griffin on how news has changed in the twenty-first century—and what that means for media consumers today.

How Macalester Made Me the Republican I Am Today

RJ Laukitis ’02 parlayed debates on campus into bipartisan collaboration on Capitol Hill.

Climate Anxiety

Facing fears about a warming planet, Macalester students are responding with education, organizing, and growing activism.

Dan Keyser’s Curtain Call

Before he retires, Dan Keyser walks us through more than a century of Mac theater.

Second Act

How Macalester alumni are finding meaningful work and service in the second half of their lives.

Welcome to Minneapolis

Michelle Rivero '94 shapes how the city supports immigrants and refugees.

Creative Spaces

Read about SPACES, a creative outlet for Macalester students of color produced by students of color.

Shelf Conscious: Megan Vossler

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

Almost Gone

A column with lots of annotations.

Big Questions New York City: Should the Supreme Court Be the Most Important Issue in Any Presidential Election?

Big Questions Philadelphia: Does Activism Belong in Athletics?

December Graduation Ceremony and Reception 2019

Grand Society Reception 2019

On December 5, Grand Society donors gathered with Theater and Dance Department faculty and students for a reception in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Building's Reissner Lounge.

Mac-Attack takes first place in Macathon

Twenty teams competed during Macalester's annual overnight innovation and creativity content.

Six Months Later

After graduation in May, Macalester grads have been busy settling into new lives and careers. We caught up with six of them to learn about life after Mac. 

Lecture Notes: The Economics of Public Policy

Sarah West ’91 on how a nagging question about light rail changed her research.

Fighting for Justice with Faith

“When I visit congregations, I’m there to listen,” says Roberto Ochoa ’76.

Global Citizens, Global Security

For some alumni and students, “service to society” includes their home militaries.