Editing Macalester College (section)

==History==

Macalester College was founded by [[Edward Duffield Neill]] in 1874 with help from the [[Presbyterian Church]] in Minnesota. Neill had served as a chaplain in the [[American Civil War]] and traveled to [[Minnesota Territory]] in 1849. He became connected politically and socially. He 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. In leaving the [[University of Minnesota]] Board of Regents he desired to build a religious college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church that would also be open to members of other Christian churches.<ref name="Macalaster College">{{cite web|title=Macalaster College|url=http://www.macalester.edu/about/mission/history/|website=History|publisher=Macalester College|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223357/http://www.macalester.edu/about/mission/history/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Winslow House.jpg|thumb|left|[[Charles Macalester]] donated the Winslow House in Minneapolis for use as the school's first building]]
The college's original name was Baldwin College; it was affiliated with the Baldwin School, a Presbyterian secondary school.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kiehl |first1=David |title=History of education in Minnesota |date=1905 |publisher=The Historical Society |page=4 |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.0866e_0388_0435/?sp=4 |access-date=December 3, 2019 |lccn=18010428 |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820143437/https://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.0866e_0388_0435/?sp=4 |url-status=live }}</ref> After a large donation from [[Charles Macalester]], a prominent businessman and philanthropist from [[Philadelphia]], the institution was renamed Macalester College. Macalester donated a hotel, the Winslow House, as the first permanent classroom building. With additional funding from the Presbyterian Church and its trustees, Macalester College opened for courses in 1885 with five teachers, six freshmen, and 52 preparatory students.<ref name="Macalaster College"/>

James Wallace joined the faculty in 1887 and later became president. He helped stabilize the college's finances and advance the institution.<ref name="Macalaster College"/> During his tenure, Macalester created a focus on a liberal arts curriculum. In 1897, [[Nellie A. Hope]] was the first woman appointed to the institution's newly organized music department.<ref name="Jackson">{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Cheryl |title=Women as Leaders of Collegiate Bands, 1850-1980 - College Music Symposium |url=https://symposium.music.org/index.php/38/item/2150-women-as-leaders-of-collegiate-bands-1850-1980 |website=symposium.music.org |access-date=June 30, 2022 |language=en-gb |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927061200/https://symposium.music.org/index.php/38/item/2150-women-as-leaders-of-collegiate-bands-1850-1980 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Parker-1982">{{cite book |last1=Parker |first1=Linda Faye |title=Women in Music in St. Paul from 1898-1957 with Emphasis on the St. Paul Public Schools |date=1982 |publisher=University of Minnesota |page=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gmzvjB8rhs4C |access-date=June 30, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820143428/https://books.google.com/books?id=gmzvjB8rhs4C |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2008, Macalester publicly launched a $150 million capital campaign. In 2009, construction was completed on Markim Hall, a new home for the Institute for Global Citizenship. Plans called for the building to qualify for Platinum certification under the [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]] (LEED) system, a building rating system devised by the [[U.S. Green Building Council]] that evaluates structures' sustainability and environmental impact. In 2012, Macalester opened its renovated and expanded Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center.<ref name="Macalaster College"/>

In 2020, Suzanne Rivera became the college's 17th president; she is the first woman and first Hispanic person to serve in the role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macalester.edu/news/2020/02/dr-suzanne-rivera-named-17th-president-of-macalester-college/|title=Suzanne Rivera Named 17th President of Macalester College|date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175038/https://www.macalester.edu/news/2020/02/dr-suzanne-rivera-named-17th-president-of-macalester-college/|url-status=live}}</ref>