Laura Billings Coleman
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My old friend Keiko the killer whale is the topic of a new Serial Productions podcast exploring the ambitious effort to reintroduce the...

Duke divinity school professor, author and podcaster Kate Bowler, ‘02, takes aim at our cultural obsession with perfection and toxic...

Going to vote always reminds me of my favorite ESL student who was not nearly as impressed by democracy as I thought she should be. She's...

Incoming President Brian Voerding shares the Initiative Foundation’s vision for building community through solutions-based programs,...

As the number of migrants crossing the border from Mexico into the US surged in 2023, so has the American public’s concerns about...

John McCormick picked up the bagpipes at the age of 11, taking lessons from Macalester College pipe band leader John Ford, and trying his...

Challenged by shrinking local newsrooms and changing readership, rural communities look for new ways to connect and tell their stories By...

Campus therapy canines come to the rescue of homesick, heartsick, and homework-stressed Mac students. BY LAURA BILLINGS COLEMAN...

As Americans gear up for another grueling presidential election season in 2024, a new Pew Research Center poll finds that only 10 percent...

With playful persistence, award-winning puppeteer Chris Griffith, '92 is working to keep the Cherokee language alive On a Saturday...

During finals week last December, Helen Meigs ’21 decided to ditch her schoolwork and travel to Washington, D.C. A new Democratic...

With frequent TikTok posts about her tireless quest to win the Federal Duck Stamp Competition, Kira Sabin   ‘21 has amassed an...

Featured in MCAD's CUT/PASTE 2024 How do you teach photography when everyone’s got a camera in their pocket? For photographer Xavier...

Featured in MCAD's CUT/PASTE 2024 Painting can be a solitary pursuit, but not the way Leslie Barlow ‘16 practices it. From her...

The first Black president of the Minnesota Senate, Bobby Joe Champion wants people of color to see themselves in politics North...

Digital scholarship helps colleges build a more diverse curriculum Written for Macalester Today, Summer 2021 In today’s Germany, nearly...

Infodesigner Arlene Birt ‘02, inspires action by humanizing hard data Written for MCAD’s CUT/PASTE, Spring 2023 The United Nations...

For actor, dramaturg, and arts leader Faye Price ’77, theater can play a leading role in promoting social justice. By Laura Billings...

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...

Minnesota often leads the country in voter engagement — a trend that’s playing out at many of the state’s private colleges, too. At the...