{"id":17,"date":"2020-05-20T15:24:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-president-june1\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:43:58","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/president\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:40px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/students\/safety\/2026\/01\/27\/minneapolis-area-universities-respond-ice-cbp-protests\">Remote Class and Escorts: Twin Cities Universities Respond to ICE, CBP, Protests<\/a><br><em>Inside Higher Ed<\/em> (January 27, 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/peace-after-political-violence-partisan-divide\/601474638?utm_source=gift\">Opinion | We have a common goal of a \u2018more perfect Union\u2019<\/a><br><em>Star Tribune<\/em> (September 16, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2025\/09\/02\/macalester-president-federal-immigration-policy-impacting-international-student-enrollment\">Macalester president: Federal immigration policy impacting international student enrollment<\/a><br>MPR Minnesota Now (September 2, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/07\/11\/nx-s1-5413456\/conservative-liberal-midwest-college-students-talk-politics-while-practicing-empathy\">Conservative, liberal Midwest college students talk politics while practicing empathy<br><\/a>NPR Morning Edition (July 11, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/american-campuses-need-international-students\/601363448\">American campuses need international students<\/a><br><em>Star Tribune<\/em> (May 28, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sCc_o64Tfog&amp;list=PLdC6Y_gWHhlhBWwKkGRP0-tatdcFOA5ya&amp;index=2\">Suzanne Rivera on a president&#8217;s role in student success<\/a><br><em>The Connected College<\/em>&nbsp;(May 27, 2025)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2025-05-20\/why-not-give-a-green-card-with-every-diploma?srnd=phx-opinion\">Why not give a green card with every diploma?<\/a><br><em>Bloomberg&nbsp;<\/em>(May 20, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2025\/05\/15\/macalester-college-and-university-of-northwestern-students-talk-politics\">Twin Cities conservative and liberal college students try not to stay in their lanes<\/a><br>MPR News (May 15, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2025\/05\/09\/macalester-college-offers-free-summer-housing-to-international-students-with-visa-worries\">日韩精品 offers free summer housing to international students with visa worries<\/a><br>MPR News (May 9, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twincities.com\/2025\/05\/08\/macalester-to-house-feed-international-students-over-summer\/\">日韩精品 to house, feed international students over summer<\/a><br><em>Pioneer Press<\/em> (May 8, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2025\/04\/23\/minnesota-colleges-sign-onto-letter-condemning-government-overreach\">Minnesota colleges sign onto letter condemning &#8216;government overreach<\/a>&#8216;<br>MPR Minnesota Now (April 23, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/four-minnesota-college-presidents-sign-letter-opposing-trumps-interference-in-higher-education\/601336485\">Five Minnesota college presidents sign letter opposing Trump\u2019s interference in higher education<\/a><br><em>Star Tribune<\/em> (April 22, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/are-bagpipes-too-woke\/601327633?utm_source=gift\">Are bagpipes too &#8216;woke&#8217;?<\/a><br><em>Star Tribune<\/em> (April 10, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/05\/nx-s1-5351542\/how-educational-leaders-are-navigating-this-moment\">How educational leaders are navigating this moment<br><\/a>NPR Weekend Edition Saturday (April 5, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/04\/nx-s1-5349444\/college-presidents-trump-threats-funding\">How are college presidents handling funding threats? Preparing for the worst<\/a><br>NPR Morning Edition (April 4, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hechingerreport.org\/college-uncovered-the-politics-of-the-college-presidency\/\">College Uncovered: The Politics of the College Presidency<\/a><br><em>Hechinger Report &amp; GBH News<\/em> (October 17, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diverseeducation.com\/opinion\/article\/15705396\/reducing-barriers-like-standardized-test-requirements-expands-access\">Reducing barriers like standardized test requirements expands access&nbsp;<\/a><br><em>Diverse: Issues in Higher Education&nbsp;<\/em>(October 8, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/united-states\/2024\/09\/12\/americas-college-heads-revise-rules-for-handling-campus-protests\">America\u2019s college heads revise rules for handling campus protests<\/a><br><em>The Economist<\/em>&nbsp;(September 12, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2024\/08\/26\/role-of-higher-education-in-minnesota\">The role of higher education in Minnesota<\/a><br><em>MPR News<\/em> (August 26, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/despite-changing-higher-ed-landscape-a-college-degree-is-worth-it\/600372495\/\">Despite changing higher-ed landscape, a college degree is worth it<\/a><br><em>Star Tribune<\/em> (June 10, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/israel-hamas-war-creates-really-fraught-times-at-minnesota-colleges\/600361643\/?refresh=true\">Israel-Hamas war creates &#8216;really fraught times&#8217; at Minnesota colleges<\/a><br><em>Star Tribune<\/em>&nbsp;(April 25, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2024\/02\/19\/macalester-president-university-leaders-shouldnt-be-expected-to-speak-out-on-world-events\">Macalester president: University leaders shouldn\u2018t be expected to speak out on world 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Ed<\/em>&nbsp;(May 11, 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/shaunharper\/2023\/05\/04\/presidents-say-their-colleges-will-sustain-diversity-commitments-regardless-of-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ruling\/?sh=65c694bfc0a8\">Presidents say their colleges will uphold diversity commitments regardless of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling&nbsp;<\/a><br><em>Forbes<\/em> (May 4, 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/counterpoint-colleges-can-have-both-freedom-of-expression-compassion\/600252282\/\">Counterpoint: Colleges can have both freedom of expression, compassion<\/a><br><em>Star Tribune<\/em> (Feb. 16, 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2022\/09\/12\/a-look-at-some-of-the-elements-behind-the-u-s-news-college-rankings\/\">A look at some of the elements behind the U.S. News college rankings<\/a><br><em>Marketplace<\/em> (Sept. 12, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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Rivera reflects on first year at Macalester<\/a><br><em>Mpls-St. Paul Magazine<\/em> (Feb. 18, 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2021\/01\/21\/davis-can-a-bidenharris-administration-deliver-unity\">Can Biden-Harris deliver unity? 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