Macalester Big Questions

On this episode of Macalester Big Questions, Donna Lee, Vice President for Student Affairs, talks about building an inclusive community out of a diverse group of students with President Brian Rosenberg. In this conversation, Lee talks about building an inclusive community out of a diverse group of students. She reminds us that this work is a process and takes a concerted effort across campus.

Author Marlon James,  a professor and writer in residence at Macalester, talks with President Brian Rosenberg in this episode. Their conversation covers novels as political statements, and reflections by Marlon, a Man Booker Prize-winning writer, about his status as a U.S. resident and how deportation factors into his work.

Professor Kristi Curry Rogers reflects on what we can learn from fossils with President Brian Rosenberg. The conversation moves from prehistory to the present as Rogers, a paleontologist, shares what role humans can play in the future of our planet.

Professor Andrew Latham discusses conservative political thought with President Brian Rosenberg in this episode. Latham shares how the classes he created for Macalester shape a liberal arts experience at a school with a progressive reputation. 

Athletic Director Donnie Brooks talks with President Brian Rosenberg in this episode of Macalester Big Questions. Donnie shares how Macalester approaches student-athlete mental health so that they can succeed as students, athletes, and people. 

Professor Duchess Harris, Chair of the American Studies Department talks with President Brian Rosenberg about the #MeToo movement. In the conversation about the Me Too movement and sexism, Duchess focuses on the intersection of race, class, and gender.