Congratulations Rhodes Scholar

Senior Michael Waul received a Rhodes Scholarship. He will pursue a two- year master's degree in medicinal chemistry at the prestigious Oxford University in England beginning September 2009. Listen to him talk about the experience»

Heroes Among Us

What kind of individual would enter a field of work where the risks were very high and the economic rewards rather low? Peter Heegaard, trustee emeritus of Macalester and a leader in the Twin Cities Community, will talk about his book Heroes Among Us, which describes the lives of 11 social entrepreneurs. more»

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Economics Department Chair Gary Krueger weighs in on the economic situation in the United States: its causes and his forecast. listen» | subscribe in iTunes

History Professor Peter Rachleff reflects on the New Deal instituted by President Roosevelt in the 1930s in light of the economic situation the nation is currently experiencing. Listen at yourcallradio.com»

Professor Roopali Phadke writes in an op-ed for the Star Tribune about her first voting experience in the U.S. and how she became a U.S. citizen. more»

Taous Khazem's '03 takes her one-woman play, Tizi Ouzou, to Dreamland Arts theater in St. Paul. Three-Minute Egg sat down with her to talk about the performance. Watch the video»

Josh Miller '00 received this year's Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Last year Rebecca Terry '01 received the prize. Macalester's Geology Department has long received accolades for its work in this area. Watch a movie about field work» | Visit the geology web site»

Minneapolis playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil '94 is one of seven recipients of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, supporting the development of new plays. Kapil will work with New York's Lark Play Development Center on her multilingual script about immigration, "Agnes Under the Big Top: A Fairy Tale." more» | read about her in Macalester Today»