Paul Light is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. Before joining NYU, he was vice president and director of governmental studies at the Brookings Institution, and founding director of its Center for Public Service. He was the lecturer for the 29th Annual Mitau Lecture.
IN THE NEWS
English Professor Peter Bognanni was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for his new book "House of Tomorrow." MPR.org The book was also reviewed in the Star Tribune
Macalester and U of M face off in poetry slam. MPR.org
President Brian Rosenberg's humorous video about his job is receving a lot of good praise. more» | watch»
English Professor Wang Ping's poem, "First Step," is online at MPR newsQ.
Anthropology Professor Jack Weatherford's latest book, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, is out this week. RandomHouse.com
Tim O'Brien '68 is quoted in this story surveying the latest crop of war memoir written by Iraq veterans. O'Brien is the author of The Things They Carried. NYTimes.com.
Biology Professor Mark Davis talks about the wording of "invasive species" in this article about Asian carp. He is the author of the new book "Invasion Biology." StarTribune.com
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US News: Macalester is one of only 70 four-year colleges in the country that is committed to meeting "...the full financial need of every admitted student." That's 70 out of 2,600 schools, or only about three percent of all four-year colleges in the nation.
