Infodesigner Arlene Birt ‘02, inspires action by humanizing hard data Written for MCAD’s CUT/PASTE, Spring 2023 The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a sobering report this spring, compiling the available knowledge about...
The first Black president of the Minnesota Senate, Bobby Joe Champion ‘87 wants people of color to see themselves in politics By Laura Billings Coleman North Minneapolis and Macalester College are about ten miles apart, but when Bobby Joe Champion ’87 was a student,...
For actor, dramaturg, and arts leader Faye Price ’77, theater can play a leading role in promoting social justice. When George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in May 2020 just blocks from the Pillsbury House + Theatre, longtime co-artistic producing director...
The artist known as HOTTEA, ‘07, looks for new ways to build on the beauty of impermanence Since graduating from MCAD with a degree in graphic design, HOTTEA (a.k.a. Eric Rieger, ‘07) has built an impressive body of work designed to disintegrate. Whether it’s...
With a reality star in the White House and late-night comedy ratings soaring, Ariel Dumas ’05 has found the perfect time to succeed in show business. By Laura Billings Coleman A Second City improv alum and an Emmy-nominated comedy writer for The Late Show with...
Her Day in Court The lead plaintiff in the most critical abortion rights case in a generation, Amy Hagstrom Miller brought her case all the way to the Supreme Court. And won. 3 By Laura Billings Coleman | images: Lorie Schaull Macalester Today, Fall 2016 Few...
