This week The Mac Weekly sat down with visiting assistant professor Justin Butler of the Hispanic and Latin American Studies departments to talk about poetry, philosophy and possibility. TMW: You’re interested in contemporary poetry, and last semester you taught a course “Hispanic Studies and Critical Theory.” How do poetry and critical theory intersect? JB: I…
Meet the newest addition to the Environmental Studies department! Professor Higgins is teaching two courses in the environmental studies department this semester, Cycling the Urban Landscape and Americans and Global Parks and Wilderness. The Mac Weekly sat down with her to talk courses, biking in Minnesota winter and more! Is this your first time in…
This week, The Mac Weekly sat down with new religious studies professor William D. Hart to discuss his values and journey to Macalester. TMW: To start off, how long have you been teaching at Mac and what courses are you teaching this semester? WH: This is my first year teaching at Macalester. In fact, I…
How do you spell your full name? My full name is spelled I-Y-A-W-Ó and I’m not going by my former name this year, which is Kristin Naca. What’s the meaning of that? Why a different name this year? This year I’m doing an initiation to become a priestess in the religion Regla de Ochá, which…
TMW: You graduated from Macalester in 1978. Can you talk a little bit about what brought you to Mac and your experience here? I went to a small school outside of Chicago and Macalester was a popular destination, especially for those of us who weren’t interested in going to school close to home or out…
How did you get started with music? Well, when I was a very young girl my mother said, “You should play an instrument.” I said, “Okay, sure Mom.” So when I was eight I started taking violin lessons. I just kept taking lessons all throughout high school, and was in orchestra in high school, and…
Andrew Beveridge is a professor in the mathematics, statistics and computer science department. He teaches upper level courses in graph theory, combinatorics, discrete applied math, abstract algebra, calculus and linear algebra. He talks to The Mac Weekly about failed calculus tests, Silicon Valley, combinatorics and bass guitar. Where were you born, and how did you…
