Articles

“The Time to Act is Now”

Professor Duchess Harris on how historic events shape contemporary race relations.

Lecture Notes: Our Microbiome Jungle

What’s happening in the gut’s outrageously diverse ecosystem?

When Grading Goes High-Tech

Drop the red pen: A math professor builds a digital platform that saves educators time.

Thriving in Place

The Macalester Athletics Department is exploring new ways of keeping student-athletes connected.

Flexible Approach to Fall

Macalester adjusted its approach to the fall semester in light of statewide and national spikes in infection.

Neighborhood Pantry

Macalester's pilot Little Free Pantry, a response to a request put forth by the Black Liberation Affairs Committee (BLAC), will be an open place for community members to take and leave non-perishable foods.

Collaborating for Change

Macalester's Black Lives Matter chapter (BLMatMac) formed at the end of the May, coordinating a donation drive in early June.

Serendipitous Discovery

Raymond Rogers, DeWitt Wallace Professor and Geology Department chair, helped make one of the most significant fossil discoveries in the early evolution of mammals.

Shelf Conscious: Tina Kruse

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

When It Counts

President Suzanne Rivera reflects on the challenges of her first summer at Macalester, and the energy with which the community has met those challenges.

Seven Seniors and Two Alumni Receive 2020 Fulbright Awards

Their next stops range from Azerbaijan to Brazil.

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.

Our Wish for You

Macalester welcomes Dr. Suzanne Rivera, the college's 17th president.

Message to the Macalester Community Following the Murder of George Floyd

Unfiltered: Spring 2020

Each semester, we ask several students from the Class of 2023 five simple questions.

Personal Pandemics

Geography students analyze a pandemic IRL and collect evidence for future generations.

2020 Commencement Address by Marlon James

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

Macalester’s Next Chapter

Dr. Suzanne Rivera will begin her term as Macalester' next president this summer.

Final Edition

With encouragement, modest tools, and a DIY spirit, students are making beautiful art from home. 

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.