Category: College Newswire

Macalester Junior Awarded 2020 Mac Hyde Brownfield Scholarship

Alex Thomas '22, an environmental studies and studio art major, found a passion for sustainable architecture.

Macalester College is One of Six Founding Members of the Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance (LACRELA)

Macalester First-Year Awarded Gates Scholarship

Maraka Bradford ’24 is one of only 300 in the nation

Macalester selected for program that helps colleges achieve carbon neutrality

Over the next six months, the college’s Facilities Services and Sustainability Office will receive pro bono energy planning and consulting services from Ever-Green Energy.

Provost Moe will Complete Her Second Term at the End of the Academic Year

At the end of this academic year, Karine Moe will complete her second, three-year term as Provost and Dean of the Faculty.

Mathematics Professor Tom Halverson receives Thomas Jefferson Award

Dr. Halverson "embodies all the attributes that make Macalester special: He is a distinguished scholar and teacher, a beloved mentor, and a devoted campus citizen."

Six tenure-track professors join Macalester this fall

The faculty members represent a broad range of disciplines.

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.

2020 Commencement Address by Marlon James

Read and watch video of the full Macalester Commencement 2020 speech by Marlon James.

Geology professor’s rare fossil discovery in Madagascar featured in scientific journal Nature

The paper details the discovery of a new mammalian fossil in the Mahajanga Basin in Madagascar.

Macalester Senior Awarded Watson Fellowship

Each of the 47 recipients from this year’s class of Watson Fellows receives a one-year grant of $36,000 to pursue original projects outside the United States.

Erik Larson, Sociology, Receives Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award

Afifa Benwahoud Receives the Staff Outstanding Service Award

Macalester College adopts test-optional admissions policy

Macalester College will no longer require prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission.

Planning for Fall 2020

Remembering Macalester Trustee Emerita Ruth Stricker Dayton ’57 P’87

The Trustee Emerita passed away on Tuesday, April 14.

Acclaimed Novelist Marlon James to Speak at Macalester’s 2020 Commencement

Macalester is a top Peace Corps producer

For a third year in a row Macalester makes the list with 12 alumni serving around the world

Macalester Named Top Fulbright Producer

For the third consecutive year in a row, Macalester was named a top Fulbright producer.

Seven Macalester Faculty Granted Tenure Status

Macalester College President Brian C. Rosenberg Named Fall 2020 President-in-Residence at Harvard Graduate School of Education