Macalester College, Liberal arts college in Saint Paul, United States.
Macalester College stretches between Summit Avenue and St. Clair Avenue across a campus with lecture halls, dormitories, and research buildings. The grounds include several green spaces and pathways that link the different campus sections together.
The school was founded in 1874 under the name Baldwin College and soon after received its current name. Over the following decades, the range of subjects and buildings grew steadily.
The name comes from a Philadelphia merchant who provided the founding property. Students from around 90 nations walk the campus together, and the college supports volunteer projects in nearby neighborhoods.
The campus is easy to explore on your own, as signs mark the main buildings. Public pathways run through the grounds, allowing visitors to get a sense of student daily life.
The college runs a roughly 300‑acre field station along the Mississippi River with forest and wetlands. Students and faculty conduct ecological surveys there and observe native wildlife.
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