Macalester College

Take a look at Mac places from the past, collaged with the students of the future, taken on Mac's campus today!

Heavy metal is coming to campus. Thousands of pieces of hand-welded steel are arriving at the athletics center soon. Can you guess who is behind it?

Learn more about the project here: https://www.macalester.edu/news/2026/08/macalester-to-unveil-highland-cow-sculpture-at-mac-fest/

Macalester has been recognized by Money Magazine as one of the Best Colleges in America for 2026!

Money evaluated hundreds of colleges and universities to help students and families identify schools that deliver an outstanding combination of educational quality, affordability, and post-graduation success. The ratings consider graduation rates, costs, financial aid, student debt, alumni earnings, and other factors to identify colleges that provide exceptional value.

We are honored to be part of this prestigious list!

For more information and the full list, click here: https://bit.ly/4bA1uf8

One month left to go until orientation week, and we can't wait to welcome everyone back onto campus! From our s'mores social to Project Hail Mary on the lawn, it's going to be a blast.

Scots of 2030, are you ready?

With twenty-one New York Times bestselling romance novels, Lauren Billings ’96 seems destined to have become a writer.

But, once upon a time, Billings had a very different career: she held a doctorate in neuroscience and studied neurodegeneration in aging. Helping solidify her path to neuroscience were behavioral psych classes at Mac and a monthlong shadowing program at a local inpatient mental health facility.

“I really loved writing, but I just thought that it was going to be my hobby forever,” she says. “I was super happy in my science career, but then I had this dream I’ve always wanted dangled in front of me.”

Read the rest of Lauren Billings' story from the summer issue of Mac Today here: https://bit.ly/3S6rjg6

Manage to get tickets for The Odyssey?

Round out your knowledge by reading articles penned by Macalester students and faculty about one of the oldest and most foundational works of Western literature in Digital Commons: https://bit.ly/4fhjGwe

This weekend saw the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games take place on Macalester campus! It was a day full of music, dance, and competition.

Congratulations to the Macalester Pipe Band for great showing in competition: first place for the Grade 3 band, third place for Grade 4, and second place for Grade 5!

Thanks to everyone who came out to partake in this amazing celebration of Scottish culture, including many Mac volunteers.