Macalester College is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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25 Facts About Macalester College
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Macalester College was founded by Rev Dr Edward Duffield Neill in 1874 with help from the Presbyterian Church in Minnesota.
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Macalester College went on to found two local churches, was appointed the first Chancellor of the University of Minnesota and became the state's first superintendent of public education.
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The college's original name was Baldwin Macalester College; it was affiliated with the Baldwin School, a Presbyterian secondary school.
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Macalester College donated a hotel, the Winslow House, as the first permanent classroom building.
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Macalester College helped stabilize the college's finances and advance the institution.
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In 2012, Macalester College opened its renovated and expanded Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center.
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Macalester College was named one of the Hidden Ivies for providing an education comparable to that of the Ivy League, based on academics, admissions process, financial aid, and student experience.
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Macalester College has a long tradition of providing opportunities for students to build an international and intercultural perspective into their college education through international or domestic off-campus study.
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Macalester College is committed to providing financial aid packages equal to the full demonstrated financial need of all admitted students.
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Macalester College provides merit-based scholarships to around half of all students.
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Macalester College is known for its high international enrollment for its institutional type as a percentage of its student body.
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Macalester College is one of only 360 institutions that have been awarded the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for excellence in civic engagement.
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Macalester College allows students to earn their work-study financial aid award while working at a local nonprofit or elementary school.
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Macalester College is the primary financial contributor and sponsor of the Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, which was founded in 1967 and has its main facilities in the Lampert Building.
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In 2000, Macalester signed the Talloires Declaration, making a commitment to environmental sustainability, as well as a sweatshop pledge, making a commitment to fair-labor practices in the purchase of college apparel.
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Earlham Macalester College broke that record in 2018, losing 51 straight games.
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Under head coach Tony Jennison, Macalester College won the Midwest Conference title, the Scots' first conference football title since 1947.
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Macalester College won nine games in 2014, the most ever in a Scots season in their 121 years of intercollegiate football.
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Macalester College Athletics compete in the Leonard Center, which opened in August 2008.
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MacCARES is developing a proposal for Macalester College to invest in a Utility-Scale Wind Turbine in the range of 2MW.
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In September 2009 Macalester College declared a goal to become carbon-neutral by 2025 and Zero-Waste by 2020.
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In 2009, Macalester College opened Markim Hall, a LEED Platinum building that houses the school's Institute for Global Citizenship.
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