Home News Articles Page 22 Articles Printing a Better Way to Land on the Moon Kayla Schang worked with a team at NASA to make landing on other planets easier. Macalester senior awarded 2021 Watson Fellowship Each of the 42 recipients from this year’s class of Watson Fellows receives a one-year stipend of $36,000 to pursue original projects outside the United States. Five new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty Five new tenure-track faculty members representing a broad range of disciplines will be joining Macalester in the coming months. From Craigslist to Census: Telling Stories with Data A hands-on course teaches students that data alone can tell a powerful story. Comparing Japanese-to-English Translations of Sailor Moon Over Time Linguistics Professor Morgan Sleeper studies the popular manga Sailor Moon. Pledging Russian Emma Verges '21 shares her experience of studying away in Russia. Chemistry professor’s Cottrell Scholar Award will create new student research jobs As a new Cottrell Scholar, Prof. Witus has big plans for her students, her lab, and her classroom. Creating electronic music Students use the electronic music lab to tell stories with sound. 60-Second Syllabus: Endangered/Minority Languages All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course. 60-Second Syllabus: Environmental Classics All it takes is 60 seconds to learn more about this course. Virtual Explorations Students used winter break to gain career skills and collaborate on solutions for healing border communities in crisis. Macalester student chasing Olympic dream in the Netherlands Conor McDermott-Mostowy '22 is competing in this year's condensed long track speedskating season in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Career Exploration team featured in new book by New York Times columnist The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber features a conversation with Career Exploration Dean Mindy Deardurff. Macalester English professor receives Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship The fellowships are awarded annually by the Jerome Foundation to early-career artists based in Minnesota and New York City. Macalester professor named to board of The Kamala Harris Project The project consists of a collective of scholars across disciplines who will track all aspects of Kamala Harris’ tenure as the nation’s first woman of color to serve as vice president. “We’re Here.” The Alumni Board’s Athletics Working Group (AWG) is finding ways to connect alumni to student-athletes. Sound Arguments A political science course teaches students how to argue with skill, passion—and kindness. Revision to – “You’ve Got a Chance to Make This Country Whole” Mahmoud El-Kati shaped generations of students. He’s no longer teaching, but his work continues. Governor’s Office selects President Rivera to help guide Young Women’s Initiative Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan have named Macalester College President Suzanne Rivera to the Executive Council for the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota (YWI). Big Questions with Professor Sam Asarnow In November, President Suzanne Rivera talked with philosophy professor Sam Asarnow about how we balance our commitment to the greater good with our desire to exercise personal autonomy in a pandemic. Books: Winter 2021 Books recently published by Macalester alumni, faculty, and staff. Prev 1 … 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 … 32 Next
