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The Notes We Shared
The class notes shared throughout the past 150 years provide a window into our lives and our world.
Features and Articles
![Hannah Wydeven '09](https://www.macalester.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/TOC_Wydeven-540x0-c-default.jpg)
Fitness For All
At her Minneapolis gym, Hannah Wydeven ’09 has created a supportive culture that welcomes all bodies.
![Lilian Vo '18](https://www.macalester.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/e-and-i-featured-image-1-540x0-c-default.jpg)
How It Started, How It’s Going
Entrepreneurship and innovation programs at Mac have helped alumni launch successful careers in art, government, venture capital–and more.
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Serious Fun
With playful persistence, award-winning puppeteer Chris Griffith ’92 is working to keep the Cherokee language alive.
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Free and Fair
David Maeda ’87, Minnesota’s director of elections, can’t wait to see you at the polls.
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An Annotated Field Guide to the Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area
At Macalester’s “second campus” students observe and learn about the natural world.
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Language and Music
In Professor Morgan Sleeper’s course, students learn how language and music intersect to communicate and convey social meaning.
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Black Box Theater Named for James A. Williams ’77
Macalester's black box theater has been renamed in honor of prominent Twin Cities actor, James A. Williams ’77.
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Unpacking Academic Freedom at Congress to Campus
Former US representatives Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Rob Woodall (R-Ga.) visit Macalester for the second Congress to Campus event.
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Shelf Conscious: Professor Cari Gillen-O’Neel
Associate professor of psychology Cari Gillen-O’Neel discusses the books that have influenced her academic pursuits.
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Breaking Records
Men's swimming and diving sets seven school records at December meet.
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Celebrating Leaney Field and Bolstorff Court
Two legendary Macalester coaches honored at fall ceremonies.
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Macalester Takes First at 2023 Harvard Debate Tournament
The Mac debate team kicks off the year with a first-place finish at Harvard's 2023 Fall Tournament.
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Books: Winter 2024
Books recently published by Macalester alumni, faculty, and staff.
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Work Wisdom: Molly Ahearn ’81
Graphic designer Molly Ahearn '81 shares advice about networking, mentorship, and more.