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Book cover collage

Books: Spring 2022

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

April 22 2022

Windmill

Perspectives on Climate Justice

As part of a worldwide teach-in this spring, a panel discussion used a climate justice framework to envision a better future.

April 22 2022

The Power of Podcasting

How alumni and faculty are embracing the medium of audio storytelling.

April 22 2022

Illustration of Japanese food

Lecture Notes: Exploring Sensation and Perception

Professor Eric Wiertelak examines how our brains make sense of the world around us.

April 22 2022

Nick Elders

Building a More Inclusive Economy

By digitizing lending processes for nonprofit and community lenders, Nick Elders ’01 is empowering the nation’s small businesses.

April 21 2022

Mayor Sokhary Chau

A Long Journey to City Hall

In Lowell, Massachusetts, Sokhary Chau ’96 is the country’s first Cambodian American mayor.

April 21 2022

Where We Lived

In a digital timeline, Andie Walker ’23 knits together a history of Mac’s student housing.

April 21 2022

Professors Look Beyond the Lecture

Macalester faculty members find creative ways to help students learn even the most challenging concepts.

April 21 2022

Mac to the Future

A longtime history professor asked a generation of students to imagine the rest of their lives.

April 21 2022

Mandi Masden

The Missing Piece

Mandi Masden’s puzzle company fills a cultural gap in the jigsaw market.

April 21 2022

President Suzanne Rivera

Investing in Access

President Rivera on Macalester's commitment to access.

April 21 2022

Unfiltered: Spring 2022

We ask several students from the Class of 2023 five simple questions—over and over, each semester until they graduate.

April 20 2022

Mac professor receives grant from Charles Koch Foundation for book project

The Charles Koch Foundation recently awarded Dr. Latham $12,800 in support of his book project, “China's Grand Strategy: A History, 1950-2050.”

April 19 2022

Macalester student receives $30,000 Truman Scholarship

Julian Applebaum ‘23, a junior from Wellesley, Massachusetts has been named one of 58 Truman Scholars for 2022.

April 19 2022

Learning on the job

Two students share their experiences working as interns

April 19 2022

Trio awarded “Best in Show” at DataFest

What stories can one massive dataset tell? Over one weekend in March, students dug in and found out.

April 19 2022

Professor Bill Moseley is the 2022 Jefferson Award winner

DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography Bill Moseley is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas Jefferson Award.

April 12 2022

Yosan Worota '23 and Alice Bruno '23

Two Students Win $10,000 grants from Davis Projects for Peace

Macalester students Yosan Worota '23 and Alice Bruno '23 have been awarded $10,000 grants from the Davis Projects for Peace program.

April 12 2022

Three students receive Fund for Education Abroad awards to help with travel expenses

Macalester students Ikran Noor ‘24, Juan Carlos Pineda ‘24, and Linda Lor ‘24 are among the 123 undergraduate scholars across the country to receive a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) award.

April 11 2022

Macalester Announces Honorary Degree Recipients, Commencement and Graduation Celebration Speakers

Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. in the Macalester Stadium, and will include a bagpipe procession, remarks from a senior class speaker, and presentation of diplomas to members of the Class of 2022.

April 11 2022

Human rights interns

Three students intern with the Advocates for Human Rights

April 8 2022

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