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Macalester's Live It Fund participants share their once-in-a-lifetime experiences

Macalester College’s Live It Fund provides funding for students who identify an opportunity or problem and propose an innovative solution. Participants recently shared the new ideas they came up with.

March 2023

Macalester awards tenure to four professors

Four Macalester College professors have been awarded tenure. They are: Matt Burgess, English; Gabriel Lade, Economics; Getiria Onsongo, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; and Felix Friedt, Economics.

January 2023

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Macalester's International Roundtable offers chance for student research to shine

Macalester College students spend months researching topics to present to peers and professionals every October at the International Roundtable, a community-wide forum exploring critical issues from a variety of perspectives.

October 2022

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Macalester College presents honorary degree to activist, author Winona LaDuke

On Sept. 1, 2022, Macalester College President Suzanne M. Rivera presented renowned activist and author Winona LaDuke with the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.

September 2022

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Twelve Macalester athletic teams recognized for academic excellence

Many student-athletes at Macalester College were recognized for academic excellence, including the softball team which had the highest team grade point average among all teams in all NCAA divisions for a second consecutive year.

August 2022

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Three Macalester students selected for U of Chicago's summer economics program

Three Macalester College students were among the 43 undergraduates selected to attend the Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute (EDE) at the University of Chicago from June 6-26.

June 2022

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New tenure-track professors join Macalester's faculty

Eight new tenure-track faculty members representing a broad range of disciplines will be joining Macalester College in the coming months.

May 2022

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Two Macalester seniors awarded Watson Fellowships for travel abroad

The Macalester College students will receive a one-year stipend of $36,000 to pursue original projects outside the United States.

April 2022

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Macalester joins group of top colleges dedicated to expanding access to higher education

Macalester College is one of four institutions that has been invited to join the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE).

March 2022

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Macalester-led project around Mississippi River receives $1.49 million Mellon Foundation grant

A Macalester College-led initiative called “Mississippi River Watershed: An Immersive Humanities Curriculum” was one of 12 proposals from liberal arts colleges to receive grants from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities for All Times Initiative.

February 2022

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Inaugural VP for diversity, equity and inclusion joins Macalester

Dr. Alina Wong will join Macalester College as its inaugural Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Most recently, Dr. Wong served as the Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Equity at Penn State.

January 2022

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Two Macalester students awarded Geneen Scholarship for responsible corporate governance

Two Macalester College seniors are recipients of the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Scholarship. The annual $30,000 award is for economics and political science students who are interested in promoting responsible corporate governance.

December 2021

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Macalester hires new dean of students

Kathryn Kay Coquemont will join Macalester College as Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students. Dr. Coquemont was most recently Associate Vice President for Student Success at Salt Lake City Community College.

November 2021

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Macalester inaugurates Dr. Suzanne M. Rivera as its 17th president

On October 9, Macalester College formally inaugurated Dr. Suzanne M. Rivera as the college’s 17th president. Pres. Rivera is the first woman and Latinx president in the college’s history.

October 2021

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Macalester trustees announce policies that reduce oil and gas investments

Macalester College's Board of Trustees made changes to the College's investment policies that included a prohibition on new investments that are solely devoted to oil and gas assets.

September 2021

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