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2018 International Roundtable brings new perspectives to campus

October 19, 2018

Last week, Macalester hosted its 25th Annual International Roundtable (IRT), titled Beyond Blood and Skin: The Global Production and Consequences of Race and Racisms. The purpose of this year’s event was to explore race as a ...

College searches for new Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship

Hamzah Yaacob

November 11, 2016

Macalester is in the midst of a search for the new Dean for the Institute of Global Citizenship (IGC). Associate Dean of the Faculty Paul Overvoorde was appointed Interim Dean earlier this semester after Christy Hanson left th...

During the Institute for Global Citizenship’s Citizenship in the News installation for Feb. local panelists expalined and discussed the caucus system. Panelist focused on how the system, which became contentious nationally following this year’s Iowa Caucus, actually plays out in Minnesota. Issues of accessibility and age bias were discussed. Photo by Henry Nieberg ’19

IGC panel tackles the presidential caucus system

February 26, 2016

Provost: DFDD and IGC dean positions to merge

February 12, 2016

During a faculty meeting in the Weyerhaeuser Boardroom on Tuesday, Feb. 9, Provost Karine Moe announced that the future Dean of Faculty Diversity and Development (DFDD) and the Dean of the Institute of Global Citizenship (IGC) wi...

Macalester economics professor Mario Solis-Garcia provided an economic perspective on Greece’s current situation. Photo by Maya Rait ’18.

IGC event explores the Greek economic crisis in political, historical context

April 10, 2015

Students on the program during fall 2011. Photo courtesy of Aimee Mackie.

IGC cancels Perspectives On Globalization Netherlands program

March 15, 2013

IGCSC Support Letter

March 15, 2013

In light of the recent news that Macalester will not be able to fund Chaplain K.P. Hong’s position as Assistant Director for Religious and Spiritual Life for the 2013-2014 academic year, we, the members of the Institute for Gl...

Macalester students continue to make global impact

February 8, 2013

2013 January Live It! Fund Projects lead Mac students all over the world Six Macalester students spent their J-Term addressing educational, environmental and human rights issues through projects sponsored by the Institute for Gl...